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Bernard Field Station Use Fall 2003

Course Projects

Request No.: 039B2BC42
Submitted on: 10/24/03 at 2:49 p.m.
User: Nina Karnovsky, Faculty member, Joint Science
E-mail: nkarnovsky@jsd.claremont.edu
College phone: 909-607-3648

Type of use: Course - Animal Behavior 154
Number in group: 2
Dates: 10/24/2003 to 12/1/2003
Frequency: Weekly
Time of day: Varies - need to determine optimal time first
Areas or facilities needed: western CSS, central CSS, eastern CSS, oak forest, corner, east field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck
Species to be studied: Winter bird flocks, mixed species, song sparrows, white crowned sparrows, etc.
Will vertebrate animals be collected? No
Will markings or flags be used? No
Will plants or animals be collected? No

Project description: Two students, Trevor Young and Jill Tetrick would like to conduct a study on the impact of noise on birds in the reserve for their class project. They would like to observe birds in an area near a road and a more interior site which may be less noisy. They will need to make a reconnaissance trip to determine exactly where they are going to make their observations. They will be recording observations, birds will not be handled or disturbed in any way. Their email addresses are: jtetrick@scrippscol.edu and tyoung@pitzer.edu.

Request No.: 03FA26B8E9
Submitted on: 9/29/03 at 11:03 a.m.
User: Steve Naftilan, Faculty member, JSD
E-mail: snaftilan@jsd.claremont.edu
College phone: x73097

Type of use: Course - Science 66, Astronomy
Number in group: 40
Dates: Oct 14 03 to same
Frequency: Just once
Time of day: Varies - about 4:30 a.m.
Areas or facilities needed: East field - telescope
Species to be studied: None
Will vertebrate animals be used? No
Will markings or flags be used? No
Will plants or animals be collected? No

Project description: Show class Jupiter, Saturn, moon, etc. Bad weather (i.e., fog) will cancel.

Request No.: 03F9CDB8A3
Submitted on: 7/29/03 at 3:49 PM
User: Jonathan Wright, Faculty member, Pomona
E-mail: jcwright@pomona.edu
College phone: (909) 621-8603

Type of use: Course - Bio 41E Ecological and Evolutionary Biology
Number in group: 24 students
Dates: 9/2/03 to 12/09/03
Frequency: Weekly
Time of day: Afternoon (12 noon - 5 pm), sometimes at additional days/hours depending on student independent projects
Areas or facilities needed: western CSS, central CSS, pHake Lake, vernal pools, eastern CSS, oak forest, corner, infirmary, classroom, east field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck
Species to be studied: See below.
Will vertebrate animals be used? yes - Vertebrates: Foraging in scrub jays will be studied - please see Animal Care Committee approval from Rachel Levin.
Will markings or flags be used? yes - see below.
Will plants or animals be collected? yes

Project description: Animals and plants will be collected for labs with gel electrophoresis (lake amphipods), community ecology (pitfalls), and independent projects. Flags will be used to mark student project sites, and will be removed at the end of the semester.

Request No.: 03E777F73C
Submitted on: 7/29/03 at 3:49 PM
User: Rachel N. Levin, Faculty member, Pomona
E-mail: RLevin@pomona.edu
College phone: 909-621-8632

Type of use: Course - Bio 41E
Number in group: 28
Dates: 9/2/03 to 12/09/03
Frequency: Several-days/week
Time of day: Dawn, Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Night
Areas or facilities needed: western CSS, central CSS, pHake Lake, vernal pools, eastern CSS, oak forest, corner, infirmary, classroom, east field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck - We will also need the classroom on Tuesdays from 1-5 pm.
Species to be studied: See below.
Will vertebrate animals be used? yes
Will markings or flags be used? yes - Small flags on wires will be used to mark off study sites.
Will plants or animals be collected? yes

Project description: Bio 41E is an intermediate level course in ecology and evolution. Most of our work at the BFS is strictly observational. Project I (Sept-Oct) involves students observing and describing both flora and fauna on study plots throughout the BFS. Terrestrial invertebrates will be captured in pitfall traps for this project. Project II (Oct) involves observing behavior of seed-eating birds at feeders. Birds will not be handled. During the remainder of the semester, students will be conducting independent projects at BFS and/or in the lab and will apply individually for any interventive work that they propose.