American Woodcocks

Today in AP Biology we continued our Artificial Selection Lab, taking data on plant growth and selecting the plant characteristics we are going to select for in the F2 generation.  We have three organ systems to cover and ecology before starting review.

Computer programming is working through some simple Visual BASIC problems.  Todays problem was designing a math tutoring program for a elementary student.  Students have enjoyed the GUI of Visual BASIC after working in qBASIC for several weeks.

The last few days of school I have seen several American woodcocks along our lane and along the road on the way to school.  They are busy with their mating rituals and are not paying much attention to traffic.

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/american_woodcock/lifehistory

Cornell Lab of Ornithology