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2010 ORNITHOLOGY (B/C) 2010 ORNITHOLOGY (B/C) KAREN LANCOUR National Bio Rules Committee Chairman

The Competition Content: Taxonomic Scheme of the 2010 Official Science Olympiad Bird List is used in competition Taxonomic Scheme of the 2010 Official Science Olympiad Bird List is used in competition Identification, anatomy & physiology, reproduction, habitat characteristics, ecology, diet, behavior, ID calls, conservation, biogeography Identification, anatomy & physiology, reproduction, habitat characteristics, ecology, diet, behavior, ID calls, conservation, biogeography Process Skills: observation, inferences, data and diagram analysis Event Parameters: check rules for what is allowed

Field Guide All specimens, with current taxonomy, on the National List are represented in the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Houghton Mifflin, 2008

TRAINING MATERIALS Training Handout – content Event Supervisor Guide – sample stations, process skills, methods Internet Resource – links to on-line courses, lab manuals, notes, sites Sample Tournament – sample stations with key

Taxonomy Official National List Order Family Genius specie (Scientific name) and Common name

ORDERS AND FAMILIES OF BIRDS Learn the Order and Family characteristics and then species!! General arrangement of guides The families reflect how birds have evolved and have many distinctive features and behaviors. The families reflect how birds have evolved and have many distinctive features and behaviors. Ocean, shore, game and predatory birds appear first, they are generally large birds. Ocean, shore, game and predatory birds appear first, they are generally large birds. Next are hole-nesting birds without true songs, they are smaller. Next are hole-nesting birds without true songs, they are smaller. Last come the song birds which are still smaller. Last come the song birds which are still smaller.

Bird Modifications Generally the feeding habits go from eating fish and small mammals to eating seeds and insects. Generally the feeding habits go from eating fish and small mammals to eating seeds and insects. Special modifications in morphology allow birds to succeed in their environment. Special modifications in morphology allow birds to succeed in their environment. These modifications are very helpful in identifying families, species, and their unique behaviors. These modifications are very helpful in identifying families, species, and their unique behaviors.

Body Regions

Identification Features Special features Adaptations Sexual differences

Head Markings Many have distinctive stripes or colored patches on their head. Crown = tip of the head and Cap = a distinctively colored crown as black-capped chickadees. Crest = a projection or tuft on the head often brightly colored as cardinals. Lores = space between eye and bill and spectacles = distinctive eye rings or eye stripe. Size of eye – large eyes are hints that the bird is nocturnal or feeds at night. Color of eye – they may be red, yellow, brown, black, etc. Ear tufts = projections near ear region as horned owls (birds do not have visible ears). Auricle region = feathers covering the opening of the ears. Chin = the area around the bill Throat = the area between the bill and the breast. It may be highly brightly colored as the ruby throated humming birds.

Bill Adaptations for Feeding The two parts are the upper and lower mandibles. Often mistakenly called a beak. Beak Beak = the hooked bill of a hawk or parrot. The bill is modified for eating a specific type of food.

Bill adaptations A. probing flowers for nectar B. drilling into trees for insects C. scooping fish D. catching fish E. straining food from the water F. capturing prey and tearing flesh G. cracking seeds H. capturing worms and insects I. opening seeds from pine cones

NECK and BODY Most birds have short necks but some such as the crane are long. Most birds have short necks but some such as the crane are long. Some birds are stout while others are slender bodied. Some birds are stout while others are slender bodied. Back = upper surface and rump = area closest to the tail. Back = upper surface and rump = area closest to the tail. Breast (chest) = underside near head and belly = underside around legs. Breast (chest) = underside near head and belly = underside around legs. Sides = belly under wings. Sides = belly under wings. Many birds have distinctive plumage patterns but remember that stripes are head to head or lengthwise while bars are wing to wing or crosswise. Many birds have distinctive plumage patterns but remember that stripes are head to head or lengthwise while bars are wing to wing or crosswise.

PLUMAGE The color pattern of the feathers along the body varies. It is often unique for a species. It is usually brighter in males than females with young of both sexes resembling the female. It is usually brightest during the mating season (spring and summer for most birds).

TAIL The tail is used for steering and breaking during flight. It can also be used in courting displays. The tail is used for steering and breaking during flight. It can also be used in courting displays. The shape and color pattern is useful in identification. The shape and color pattern is useful in identification. The tail can be long or short and its shape can be square, rounded, pointed, elongated, forked or notched. The tail can be long or short and its shape can be square, rounded, pointed, elongated, forked or notched.

Wing Feathers WINGS: used for true flight as well as gliding, balance during hovering and perching, and during courtship. Many have distinctive white or colored patches. Wings can be long or short, pointed or rounded. Shoulder = part of wing nearest to the body. There are two sets of flight feathers. Primaries = from bend outward to tip and Secondaries = from bend toward shoulder.

LEGS and FEET The length and thickness of the legs as well as the shape of the foot are clues to the way the bird lives. Some birds extend their legs during flight while others hold them under their body. The feet are modified for perching, clinging, walking or swimming.

Foot adaptations A. perching B. wading C. climbing or clinging D. swimming E. preying

VOCALIZATION Many birds have distinctive calls and songs. They can help to identify birds not visible. Calls are short and simple to signal alarm or distress while songs are more complex and are used for ownership of feeding territory and courtship. In most species only males sing.

LEARNING BIRD SONGS Books and field guides attempt to put sounds into words. Many have slightly different word translations so be careful about these. Listen to the actual sounds or recordings to learn them.

BEHAVIOR What a bird is doing can tell a lot about its identity and role in its ecosystem. What a bird is doing can tell a lot about its identity and role in its ecosystem. Is it alone or in a flock? Is it shy or social or aggressive? Where is it most of its time? Is it alone or in a flock? Is it shy or social or aggressive? Where is it most of its time? How does it fly? Is it soaring, gliding, flapping or fluttering? Is there a flock flight pattern ? How does it fly? Is it soaring, gliding, flapping or fluttering? Is there a flock flight pattern ?

BEHAVIOR Is it swimming, dappling, diving, perching, walking, and/or hopping? Is it swimming, dappling, diving, perching, walking, and/or hopping? How does it feed and what does it eat? Where does it nest? How do the young act? How does it feed and what does it eat? Where does it nest? How do the young act? How does it react to other birds of its specie, other species or other animals? How does it react to other birds of its specie, other species or other animals? Does it have any unique behaviors? Does it have any unique behaviors?

The State of the Birds United States of America Cooperative Effort of: North American Bird Conservation North American Bird Conservation Initiative, U.S. Committee Initiative, U.S. Committee American Bird Conservancy American Bird Conservancy Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Cornell Lab of Ornithology Cornell Lab of Ornithology Klamath Bird Observatory Klamath Bird Observatory National Audubon Society National Audubon Society The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Geological Survey

Bird Ecology – Roles of birds in the ecosystem Indicators of environmental health Indicators of environmental health Food source for humans and animals Food source for humans and animals Flower pollinators Flower pollinators Insect control – they eat mosquito larva and reduce many pests Insect control – they eat mosquito larva and reduce many pests Disseminate seeds Disseminate seeds Scavengers and Cleaning Carcasses of Dead Animals Scavengers and Cleaning Carcasses of Dead Animals Clean parasites off animals Clean parasites off animals

Challenges to Bird Population Habitat loss Habitat loss Residential and commercial development Residential and commercial development Agriculture Agriculture Energy production and mining Energy production and mining Natural resource use Natural resource use Pollution Pollution Climate change Climate change