Lab - Birds Management & General Info

Question 1

What are 9 bird capture techniques, and what species might they be used for?

Answer 1

cannon/rocket: waterfowl, turkeys, cranes
funnel: ground nesting birds - grouse, dove, quail
mist nets: songbirds
noose pole: owls
dho-gazza: falcons

Question 2

What birds is most management focused on? What are 4 main management priorities and some details about each?

Answer 2

Question 3

What are 6 bird marking techniques and what are they used for?

Answer 3

metal bands with numbers for u.s. bird banding lab
colored bands for specific research projects
patagial: tag punched through the wing

Question 4

What are 4 adaptations of birds for powered flight?

Answer 4

Question 5

Describe these 4 parts of the avian digestive system:
Crop
Proventriculus
Gizzard
Cloaca

Answer 5

Question 6

What special adaptations do woodpeckers have to enable them to drum trees and acquire food?

Answer 6

Question 7

What’s the difference between bird calls and songs? What allows birds to have such control over complex vocalizations?

Answer 7

Question 8

Why do many birds migrate? What are neotropical migrants?

Answer 8