Overview
Short paragraph providing an overview of this section.
Header image: Specimens of the collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) from India held in a museum. Photo by the project PIs (all rights reserved).
Place-based collections
Introduction to the collections held at the Museum of Southwestern Biology in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.
Field collecting
An introduction to collecting birds in the field.
Curation
An explanation of what happens to specimens once they are brought back to museums and what types of data specimens can provide researchers.
Museum Science
An introduction to museum science, with examples of the types of studies that can be done using museum collections.
Explore
