January         13      Introduction / Orders of birds

                20      Plumages / Coloration

                27      Flight

February	 2	Social Systems

		 4	DEPART FOR COAST 
			(Friday-Sunday)

                 9      Avian diversity

                16	Avian diversity (continued)

                23      Avian diversity (continued)

March            2	Avian diversity (continued)

                 9      SPRING RECESS

                16      Kin selection

                23      Sexual selection

		30	Migration (Helmut Mueller)

April		 6	Song (papers due)

 		13 	Conservation (presentations due)

		16	DEPART FOR COAST
			(Saturday-Sunday)

                20      Presentations

		27	Presentations

		29	FINAL EXAM (Friday, 12:00-2:00)

Weekly classes normally include about 50 minutes of lecture or discussion, 50 minutes of identification skills (including a self-graded quiz), and 50 minutes of special activities!

Everybody will write a major paper (about 10 pages based on about 10 references in scientific journals) and make a presentation to the class.

Grades will be based on ...

• weekly identification quizzes and field trip reports (1/3)
• a major paper and presentation to the class (1/3)
• participation and cooperation in class and in the field (1/3)