Requirement 11

11. Identify three career opportunities connected to the study of birds. Pick one and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession. Discuss with your counselor if this profession might interest you.

If you’re interested in ornithology as a career, talk to to your high school biology teacher. You’ll want to take a good college prep curriculum in high school, with a full load of sciences. Ornithology is normally a graduate degree, with students first studying biology, ecology or fish & game management as an undergraduate. Some colleges well known for ornithology include Cornell University and Louisiana State University. There’s a link below that describes them and others.

In addition, the college textbook “Ornithology” by Frank B. Gill is interesting and can give you an idea of what the profession is about.

Try some of these birding links to learn more about birding.