Class 4 & 4.5 Summary
In Class 4 Eric discussed tern identification, while Jeff presented a flycatcher overview and talked about 2 groups of flycatchers (sayornis (phoebes) & tyrannus (kingbirds)). Jeff also got through 1/2 of his talk on the history of birding.
On June 22 (to be known as “Class 4.5), Jeff completed his talks on flycatchers (pewees & myiarchius) and history of birding, and presented a short exercise on different ID points between Turkey Vulture and Black Vulture in flight.
Field Trip to Hornsby Bend
Over the weekend of Class 4 (May 17 & 18) Jeff led 2 brief field trips to the Hornsby ponds, looking for shorebirds. Checklist of shorebirds seen is below. The Hudsonian Godwits were the highlight and I believe were life birds for some!! It’s been a great year for sightings of the Hudsons in Texas !!
Class 4 & 4.5 Presentations
Flycatchers Overview (by Jeffrey E. Patterson)
Flycatchers Sayornis (phoebes) (by Jeffrey E. Patterson)
Flycatchers Tyrannis (kingbirds) (by Jeffrey E. Patterson)
Flycatchers Contopus (pewees) (by Jeffrey E. Patterson)
Flycatchers Myiarchus (by Jeffrey E. Patterson)
History of Birding (all) (by Jeffrey E. Patterson)
Vulture Exercise (by Jeffrey E. Patterson)
Class 4 & 4.5 Photographs with Discussions
Tern Photographs
Terns Part 3-Small Terns & Skimmer
Flycatchers of Texas Photographs
Flycatchers Overview & Feather Groups
Class 4 & 4.5 Handouts
Tern Handouts
History of Birding Handouts
Class 4 & 4.5 Interesting Reads
Terns
EBird Wisconsin, ID Tip Medium-sized Terns: https://ebird.org/region/US-WI/post/id-tip-medium-sized-terns
BirdQuiz.net: Identification of Common and Forster’s Tern https://birdquiz.net/tern-identification/
Sayornis (phoebes)
Tyrannis (kingbirds)
Western Kingbird Identification (Kaufman)
Contopus (pewees)
Pewee vs Empid (Birding Magazine)
Pewees (Birding Magazine Lee, Birch Eubanks)
Audubon
Audubon’s Bird of Washington: Unravelling the Fraud that Launched The Birds of America
Birds Named After People
List of Birds Named After People
Birds Named After People (Blairbirding)
Scientists Should Stop Naming Species after Awful People
How Certain Birds Got Their Names
History of Birding
History of Ornithology (2009)
Peterson — In Memorium (1998)
Ted Parker — The Man, the Myth and the Legend (2013)
Hemenway and Hall Against Bird Slaughter (2020)
Talichet — A day in the Texas Woods (1892)
Conant on Couch (1968)
Bailey — Meeting Spring Half Way (1916)
Passenger Pigeon
Passenger Pigeon: Like Meteors from Heaven
History of Birding in Texas
TOS History First Decade (Casto)
TOS Early History of Ornithology in Texas (Casto)
The Bird Lady of Texas (MaCracken)
Bird Life of Texas (Oberholser & Kincaid)