{"id":6112,"date":"2024-09-25T18:16:16","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T18:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/?page_id=6112"},"modified":"2025-10-23T16:13:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:13:45","slug":"2024-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/2024-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ornithology Blogs 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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\u2019 blogs. Enjoy and please provide feedback!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 1 – October 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER<\/a> by Keya Trottier-Porteous
WESTERN GREBE<\/a> by Isabel Vilchis Valdez
VAUX’S SWIFT<\/a> by Alysia Boudreau<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 2 – October 11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PACIFIC WREN<\/a> by Marcel Du Plessis
BRANDT’S CORMORANT<\/a> by Alex Nelson-Smith
RING-NECKED DUCK<\/a> by Evan Paterson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 3 – October 18<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HARLEQUIN DUCK<\/a> by Ember Westerhof
WESTERN TANAGER<\/a> by Isaac McKinley
SPOTTED TOWHEE<\/a> by Olivier Fournier<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 4 – October 25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SONG SPARROW<\/a> by Keagan Sjolie
WESTERN SANDPIPER<\/a> by Drew Kuipers
BRANT<\/a> by Grade Dodd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 5 – November 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CASPIAN TERN<\/a> by Bekah Walton
TOWNSEND’S WARBLER<\/a> by Chelsey Watts
SPOTTED SANDPIPER<\/a> by Emily Palmer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 6 – November 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WOOD DUCK<\/a> by Tyler Gill
ROCK PIGEON<\/a> by Ryley MacDonald
CALIFORNIA GULL<\/a> by Isabella Loberiza<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 7 – November 22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HORNED LARK<\/a> by Ian Oliphant
DUNLIN<\/a> by Eric MacDowell
RUDDY DUCK<\/a> by Emma Wallace-Tarry <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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