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 2

ICELAND GULL by Abbey Sommerville
BREWER’S BLACKBIRD by Gabriel Young
HOODED MERGANSER by Jenna Burke
EVENING GROSBEAK by Taylor-Lynn Buckley

Week 2 – October 9

PIED-BILLED GREBE by Alexis Burris
SURFBIRD by Chloe Truswell
NORTHERN SHOVELER by Ethan Kludash
FOX SPARROW by Julie Long

Week 3 – October 16

AMERICAN WIGEON by Ana Montes Delgadillo
EURASIAN WIGEON by Emily Hodgetts
MARSH WREN by Grace Le

GREEN-WINGED TEAL by Noah Kumada
BUFFLEHEAD by Theodore Potter

Week 4 – October 23

RED-NECKED PHALAROPE by Arron Slack
DOWNY WOODPECKER by Elise Nelson
SNOW GOOSE by Evan Kludash
SWAINSON’S THRUSH by Isabella Corrigal

Week 5 – October 30

CEDAR WAXWING by Brody Pearson
LONG-TAILED DUCK by Emma Erickson
AMERICAN ROBIN by Pearl Curtis
HOUSE SPARROW by Willem Janssen

Week 6 – November 6

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK by Ella Burrows-Weber
PIGEON GUILLEMOT by Jordan Robinson
HOUSE FINCH by Kadence Bolen
CACKLING GOOSE by Nicole Darlington

Week 7 – November 20

TREE SWALLOW by Emylia Taylor-Savard
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER by Jerod Gelderblom
AMERICAN HERRING GULL by Keva Millar
HORNED GREBE by Lauren Passenier

Week 8 – November 27

BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER by Alix Ramey
AMERICAN PIPIT by Faith Henrichsen
SHORT-BILLED GULL by Joseph Ramstad
AMERICAN COOT by Jules Brand
SOOTY GROUSE by Laura McAdie