{"id":1518,"date":"2019-10-05T00:14:48","date_gmt":"2019-10-05T00:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/?page_id=1518"},"modified":"2019-11-22T21:19:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T21:19:23","slug":"2019-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ornithology Blogs 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students in the VIU Ornithology course 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\u2019 blogs. Enjoy and please provide feedback!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3149\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/3.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/21\/our-most-valuable-vocalist-the-white-crowned-sparrow\/attachment\/3\/\" class=\"wp-image-3149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/3.jpg 606w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/3-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/75265901-1200px-1024x542.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3251\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/75265901-1200px.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/22\/could-it-be-the-milkmans-baby-the-brown-headed-cowbird\/75265901-1200px\/\" class=\"wp-image-3251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/75265901-1200px-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/75265901-1200px-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/75265901-1200px-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/75265901-1200px.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/barred_owl_ashley_h-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3197\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/barred_owl_ashley_h-5.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/21\/barred-owls\/barred_owl_ashley_h-5\/\" class=\"wp-image-3197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/barred_owl_ashley_h-5.jpg 618w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/barred_owl_ashley_h-5-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Week 6 &#8211; November 22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/21\/our-most-valuable-vocalist-the-white-crowned-sparrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (opens in a new tab)\">WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW<\/a> by Ally Badger<br><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/22\/could-it-be-the-milkmans-baby-the-brown-headed-cowbird\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD (opens in a new tab)\">BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD<\/a> by Marissa Wright-Lagreca<br><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/21\/barred-owls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"BARRED OWL (opens in a new tab)\">BARRED OWL<\/a> by Merissa Quin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Week 5 &#8211; November 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/67476631-720px.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2818\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/67476631-720px.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/07\/golden-crowned-kinglet-a-fiery-fellow\/67476631-720px\/\" class=\"wp-image-2818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/67476631-720px.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/67476631-720px-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/download-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2906\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/download-2-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/08\/surf-scoter\/download-2-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-2906\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/Cormorant-2-cornell.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2792\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/Cormorant-2-cornell.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/08\/double-crested-cormorants\/cormorant-2-cornell\/\" class=\"wp-image-2792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/Cormorant-2-cornell.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/Cormorant-2-cornell-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-30-at-8.12.38-PM.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2728\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-30-at-8.12.38-PM.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/07\/a-living-missile-peregrine-falcon\/screen-shot-2019-10-30-at-8-12-38-pm\/\" class=\"wp-image-2728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-30-at-8.12.38-PM.png 398w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-30-at-8.12.38-PM-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/07\/golden-crowned-kinglet-a-fiery-fellow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET<\/a> by Daniel Shworan<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/07\/a-living-missile-peregrine-falcon\/\" target=\"_blank\">PEREGRINE FALCON<\/a> by Danielle Vanbergen<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/08\/surf-scoter\/\" target=\"_blank\">SURF SCOTER<\/a> by Emileigh Ascui<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/08\/double-crested-cormorants\/\" target=\"_blank\">DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT<\/a> by Nathan Duifhuis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Week 4 &#8211; November 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/StellersHG-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2597\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/31\/b-c-s-steller-bird-cyanocitta-stelleri\/stellershg\/\" class=\"wp-image-2597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/StellersHG-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/StellersHG-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/StellersHG-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/StellersHG.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/images.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2759\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/01\/trumpeter-swans\/images-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-2759\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/Drey-and-Hen.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2765\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/02\/the-mallard\/mallard-couple\/\" class=\"wp-image-2765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/Drey-and-Hen.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/Drey-and-Hen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/11\/Drey-and-Hen-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"STELLER'S JAY (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/31\/b-c-s-steller-bird-cyanocitta-stelleri\/\" target=\"_blank\">STELLER&#8217;S JAY<\/a> by Genevieve Van der Voort<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"TRUMPETER SWAN (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/01\/trumpeter-swans\/\" target=\"_blank\">TRUMPETER SWAN<\/a> by Kevin Gourlay<br><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/11\/02\/the-mallard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MALLARD (opens in a new tab)\">MALLARD<\/a> by Sarah Hunt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Week 3 &#8211; October 25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-4 is-cropped aligncenter wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/75224541-1200px-1024x542.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2163\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/24\/one-tough-little-bird-the-western-screech-owl\/75224541-1200px\/\" class=\"wp-image-2163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/75224541-1200px-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/75224541-1200px-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/75224541-1200px-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/75224541-1200px.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-16-at-9.29.11-AM.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2378\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/?attachment_id=2378\" class=\"wp-image-2378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-16-at-9.29.11-AM.png 626w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-16-at-9.29.11-AM-300x253.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/Non-Breeding-Adult-EUST-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2300\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/25\/shakespeares-greatest-tragedy-the-invasive-european-starling\/non-breeding-adult-eust-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-2300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/Non-Breeding-Adult-EUST-2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/Non-Breeding-Adult-EUST-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/09\/fullsizeoutput_32ce-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1758\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/09\/16\/__trashed-2\/version-2-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-1758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/09\/fullsizeoutput_32ce-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/09\/fullsizeoutput_32ce-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/09\/fullsizeoutput_32ce-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/24\/one-tough-little-bird-the-western-screech-owl\/\" target=\"_blank\">WESTERN SCREECH-OWL<\/a> by Emma Mills<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/25\/the-wind-rises-black-footed-albatross\/\" target=\"_blank\">BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS<\/a> by Hideki Sato<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"EUROPEAN STARLING (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/25\/shakespeares-greatest-tragedy-the-invasive-european-starling\/\" target=\"_blank\">EUROPEAN STARLING<\/a> by Joel Filgate-McNabb<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"WARBLING VIREO (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/20\/warbling-vireo\/\" target=\"_blank\">WARBLING VIREO<\/a> by Samuelle Simard-Proven\u00e7al<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Week 2 &#8211; October 11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/image-1024x692.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2019\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/10\/forever-a-loon-an-introduction-to-the-common-loon\/image\/\" class=\"wp-image-2019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/image-1024x692.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/image-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/image-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/image.png 1108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/27061398478_efa4925e95_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2123\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019-2\/27061398478_efa4925e95_o\/\" class=\"wp-image-2123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/27061398478_efa4925e95_o.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/27061398478_efa4925e95_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/27061398478_efa4925e95_o-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/eastern-grey.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1995\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/eastern-grey\/\" class=\"wp-image-1995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/eastern-grey.jpg 540w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/eastern-grey-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/10\/forever-a-loon-an-introduction-to-the-common-loon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"COMMON LOON (opens in a new tab)\">COMMON LOON<\/a> by Shenade Keast<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"BROWN CREEPER (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/09\/the-creepiest-bird-in-north-america-the-brown-creeper\/\" target=\"_blank\">BROWN CREEPER<\/a> by Mason Friman<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/11\/the-killdeer\/\" target=\"_blank\">KILLDEER<\/a> by Olivia Murphy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Week 1 &#8211; October 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/09\/Male-Red-shafted-Northern-Flicker-Dollarphotoclub_83826056-1-1080x679-1024x644.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1633\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/03\/the-northern-flicker-an-unusual-woodpecker\/male-northern-flicker-sitting-on-a-pole-canada\/\" class=\"wp-image-1633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/09\/Male-Red-shafted-Northern-Flicker-Dollarphotoclub_83826056-1-1080x679-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/09\/Male-Red-shafted-Northern-Flicker-Dollarphotoclub_83826056-1-1080x679-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/09\/Male-Red-shafted-Northern-Flicker-Dollarphotoclub_83826056-1-1080x679-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/09\/Male-Red-shafted-Northern-Flicker-Dollarphotoclub_83826056-1-1080x679.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/bigkestrel_Amarillo_Zoo-1024x743.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1920\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/04\/the-american-kestrel-the-runtiest-raptor\/bigkestrel_amarillo_zoo\/\" class=\"wp-image-1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/bigkestrel_Amarillo_Zoo-1024x743.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/bigkestrel_Amarillo_Zoo-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/bigkestrel_Amarillo_Zoo-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"309\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/BCCH-Cornell-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1943\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/04\/black-capped-chickadees-pint-sized-paridae-packing-a-punch\/bcch-cornell-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-1943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/BCCH-Cornell-1.jpg 309w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/files\/2019\/10\/BCCH-Cornell-1-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"NORTHERN FLICKER (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/03\/the-northern-flicker-an-unusual-woodpecker\/\" target=\"_blank\">NORTHERN FLICKER<\/a> by Jonathan Archambault<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"AMERICAN KESTREL (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/04\/the-american-kestrel-the-runtiest-raptor\/\" target=\"_blank\">AMERICAN KESTREL<\/a> by Johnathan Holden<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2019\/10\/04\/black-capped-chickadees-pint-sized-paridae-packing-a-punch\/\" target=\"_blank\">BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE<\/a> by Melissa Mrus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students in the VIU Ornithology course were asked to put together a blog post for a local bird species of their choice. 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