EESC 483 Ornithology Field Methods - Geese and Waterfowl
Students will participate in banding waterfowl such as Ross's Geese, lesser Snow Geese, Canada Geese and Common Eiders, approved by BBL, USFWS and CWS. There will be opportunities to partner with Canadian agencies conducting research on nesting densities, peak hatch, survival rates, etc. Eider and Lesser Snow Goose research will be conducted at LA Perouse Bay field research station on Cape Churchill Peninsula. Students will be part of a long-term study (>50 years) of Lesser Snow Geese and Common Eiders. Course may be repeated.
Prerequisite
Majors: Admission to program, Non-Majors: Instructor permission
Offered
Summer