Students in the VIU Ornithology course (BIOL 325) were asked to put together a blog post for a local bird species of their choice. Each blog includes an introduction to the species and some recent research featuring the species. This page provides a portal to the class’ blogs. Enjoy and please provide feedback!

Week 1 – October 4

OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER by Keya Trottier-Porteous
WESTERN GREBE by Isabel Vilchis Valdez
VAUX’S SWIFT by Alysia Boudreau

Week 2 – October 11

PACIFIC WREN by Marcel Du Plessis
BRANDT’S CORMORANT by Alex Nelson-Smith
RING-NECKED DUCK by Evan Paterson

Week 3 – October 18

HARLEQUIN DUCK by Ember Westerhof
WESTERN TANAGER by Isaac McKinley
SPOTTED TOWHEE by Olivier Fournier

Week 4 – October 25

SONG SPARROW by Keagan Sjolie
WESTERN SANDPIPER by Drew Kuipers
BRANT by Grade Dodd

Week 5 – November 1

CASPIAN TERN by Bekah Walton
TOWNSEND’S WARBLER by Chelsey Watts
SPOTTED SANDPIPER by Emily Palmer

Week 6 – November 8

WOOD DUCK by Tyler Gill
ROCK PIGEON by Ryley MacDonald
CALIFORNIA GULL by Isabella Loberiza

Week 7 – November 22

HORNED LARK by Ian Oliphant
DUNLIN by Eric MacDowell
RUDDY DUCK by Emma Wallace-Tarry