The Secret Lives of Familiar Birds
Osher Online | Available (Membership Required)
We share the earth with birds who live among us, yet they remain mysterious. In this course, we will examine the fascinating characteristics, habits, and lives of North American birds including how they keep warm; how they fly; when, why, and how they sing; and more. Our classes will be broken down into these categories: bird ancestry and anatomy; diet and nesting; flight and migration; threats; behavior and songs. We will cover birds of prey, songbirds, waterfowl, and the common loon. Join this interesting exploration of how birds live, move, breathe, and think.
Class schedule: Live lecture will take place on Thursdays via ZOOM
- Wednesday, January 29, Live lecture 1
- Wednesday, February 5, Live lecture 2
- Wednesday, February 12, Live lecture 3
- Wednesday, February 19, Live lecture 4
- Wednesday, February 26, Live lecture 5
- Wednesday, March 5, Live lecture 6
As this class is delivered by the National Resource Center for OLLIs (NRC) at Northwestern University, you will receive a welcome email from osheronline@northwestern.edu. The email will include your credentials (username & password) as well as a hyperlink to the Osher Online Website through which you will access your course website.
The Secret Lives
Elizabeth Burnette
Elizabeth Burnette attended Cornell University for a BS in engineering physics, then worked on Space Shuttle experiments at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She then obtained a master's degree in Astrophysics from the University of Pittsburgh. Burnette has been teaching astrophysics, physics, and science for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Pitt and is a returning Osher Online instructor.