{"id":7418,"date":"2026-06-04T18:46:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/?page_id=7418"},"modified":"2026-11-04T00:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T00:48:43","slug":"ornithology-blogs-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/biol325\/ornithology-blogs-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ornithology Blogs 2026"},"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 blogs. Enjoy and please provide feedback!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 1 – October 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ICELAND GULL<\/a> by Abbey Sommerville
BREWER’S BLACKBIRD<\/a> by Gabriel Young
HOODED MERGANSER<\/a> by Jenna Burke
EVENING GROSBEAK<\/a> by Taylor-Lynn Buckley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 2 – October 9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PIED-BILLED GREBE<\/a> by Alexis Burris
SURFBIRD<\/a> by Chloe Truswell
NORTHERN SHOVELER<\/a> by Ethan Kludash
FOX SPARROW<\/a> by Julie Long<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 3 – October 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AMERICAN WIGEON<\/a> by Ana Montes Delgadillo
EURASIAN WIGEON<\/a> by Emily Hodgetts
MARSH WREN<\/a> by Grace Le<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GREEN-WINGED TEAL<\/a> by Noah Kumada
BUFFLEHEAD<\/a> by Theodore Potter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 4 – October 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RED-NECKED PHALAROPE<\/a> by Arron Slack
DOWNY WOODPECKER<\/a> by Elise Nelson
SNOW GOOSE<\/a> by Evan Kludash
SWAINSON’S THRUSH<\/a> by Isabella Corrigal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 5 – October 30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CEDAR WAXWING<\/a> by Brody Pearson
LONG-TAILED DUCK<\/a> by Emma Erickson
AMERICAN ROBIN<\/a> by Pearl Curtis
HOUSE SPARROW<\/a> by Willem Janssen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK by Ella Burrows-Weber
PIGEON GUILLEMOT by Jordan Robinson
HOUSE FINCH by Kadence Bolen
CACKLING GOOSE by Nicole Darlington<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Week 7 – November 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TREE SWALLOW by Emylia Taylor-Savard
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER by Jerod Gelderblom
AMERICAN HERRING GULL by Keva Millar
HORNED GREBE by Lauren Passenier<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Week 8 – November 27<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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