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Course Schedule
2017 Lecture schedule:
Wednesdays beginning March 29. 7:30-9:30pm in the main auditorium of the Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, NY. From 6:30 - 7:30 there are optional video presentations. All lectures are by Steve Kress unless otherwise noted. The Wild Birds Unlimited store at Sapsucker Woods will be open during evening lectures, and they provide bird-friendly coffee for our coffee breaks. All SFO students receive a 10% discount on all non-sale purchases at Wild Birds Unlimited during the class.
**Please note: The 6:30 presentations are optional.
March 29
6:30 Special presentation: Birding the Cayuga
Basin intro with
Kevin McGowan
7:30 Winter Resident Bird ID
8:30 Seabird Restoration
April 5
6:30 optional video An Original
DUCKumentary
7:30 Waterfowl identification
8:30 eBird 101 with Ian Davies
Tuesday,
April 11 (night trip
for lecture class, field trip students invited too)
7:15 pm, Woodcock/Owl
field trip
6:30 TBD
7:30 Hawk and Owl ID
8:30 Bird Migration
April 19
6:30 MOVIE: The Life of Birds: Signals and Songs
7:30 Shorebird ID with Dr.
Kevin McGowan
8:30 Eggs and Nests - Robyn Bailey, NestWatch Coordinator
April 26
6:30: MOVIE: Pale Male
7:30: Early Landbird Migrant ID
8:30: Bird Song and Courtship
May 3
6:30 MOVIE: The Central Park Effect
7:30 Late Landbird Migrant ID
8:30 Neotropical songbird conservation - Dr. Amanda Rodewald, Director of Conservation Science at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
May 10
6:30 MOVIE: Watching
Warblers
7:30 Warbler and vireo ID
8:30 Skins Lab: A Visit to the Cornell Museum of Vertebrates
May 17
6:30 optional video: Opposable
Chums: Guts and Glory at the World Series of Birding
7:30 How Birds Can Save the World: Dr. John Fitzpatrick, Director,
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
8:30 Beyond Birding
Field trip schedule
Saturday and Sunday trips leave the Lab of Ornithology at 7am unless otherwise noted. Students enroll for either Saturday OR Sunday field trip sessions and there is no switching of days once the course begins. On days when an all day trip (7am-4pm) is offered, a regular morning trip (7-11am) is always offered. Groups are organized by birding ability (beginner, intermediate, advanced) and students stay with the same group throughout the course (leaders change). Please bring binoculars and a field guide to all outings. You can also bring a spotting scope if you have one.
April 1, 2
7-11am Sapsucker Woods and vicinity
April 8,
9
7-11am Local
wetlands
Tuesday, April
11 (night trip for
lecture class, field trip students invited too)
7:15 pm, Woodcock/Owl
field trip
April 15, 16
7-11am Local upland habitats
April 22, 23
7am-4pm all day trip to Montezuma
National Wildlife Refuge, Seneca Falls, NY Bring a non-perishable bag lunch and a drink
OR
Overnight trip to Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (additional fee and registration required). Meet at the Lab at 7:00am, return at 5:00pm on Sunday.
Bring a non-perishable bag lunch and a drink for both Saturday and Sunday
OR
7-11am local trip (nearby habitats; will not go to Montezuma)
April 29,
30
7am - 4pm all day trip to Derby
Hill Hawk Watch.
Bring a non-perishable bag lunch and a drink
OR
7-11am local trip (nearby habitats; will not go to
Derby Hill)
May 6, 7
All day trip to Braddock
Bay Bird Observatory to
participate in bird banding.
Groups will depart at 4am, 5:30am
and 7am and return in the afternoon.
Please bring a non-perishable bag lunch and a
drink
OR
7-11am local trip
May 13-14
Weekend trip to Cape May, NJ. Bus departs on
Saturday at 5:30 returns 10pm on Sunday. See "Cape May Trip"
page.
OR
7-11am local trip on Saturday or Sunday
May 20, 21
7am - 4pm day trip to Greensprings and Arnot Forest. Bring a
non-perishable bag lunch and a drink
OR
7-11am local trip to local habitats
Meeting time and place for Arnot trip TBA
For more information, see Frequently Asked Questions or contact Marc Devokaitis, SFO Course Coordinator at 607-254-2165 or sfoclass@cornell.edu.
