Draft Background

Each group will use quantitative data already collected and available on the beak sizes and shapes of their two species. This will have been collected from the University of Massachusetts Amherst Ornithology collection of bird skins. We will collect and present the beak morphology through a chart [and pictures..?] for each group. They will then be able to draw their own conclusions. Additionally, we will use the database, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Birds of North America which provides an extensive range of information on each bird species in North America. It provides tabs on appearance, systematics, distribution, migration, habitat, diet and foraging, sounds, behaviors, populations, conservation, research, as well as tables on bird measurements. The database, South Dakota Birds, Birding, and Nature also provides an overview of bird species in North America.