Migratory Birdwatching in Bryant Park

Professor:  Kristina Baines

Course:  SOCI 231 — Introduction to Urban Community Health

Modality: in-person

Assignment: Students read articles about the relationship between bird species numbers and human health, discussed those articles in class and then participated in an migratory birdwatching tour with a bird guide in Bryant Park. 

Assessment Tools:  Students wrote a reflection on the birdwatching experience, relating it to the article they discussed prior to the experience. 

Additional Resources/Readings:  

Hepburn, L., Smith, A.C., Zelenski, J. and Fahrig, L., 2021. Bird diversity unconsciously increases people’s satisfaction with where they live. Land, 10(2), p.153.

Methorst, J., Rehdanz, K., Mueller, T., Hansjürgens, B., Bonn, A. and Böhning-Gaese, K., 2021. The importance of species diversity for human well-being in Europe. Ecological Economics, 181, p.106917.

 

NOTES: If your NBL experience was held off site, any additional information about the site/tour so other faculty members could replicate.  Gabriel Willow is a bird guide in Bryant Park. gabrielwillow.com