Get a bachelor's degree in Biology, zoologyor other appropriate life sciences. Take courses in ecology, evolution, anatomy, analytic geometry, calculus and statistics.
Continue your education by earning a master's degree in ornithology. The Wilson Ornithological Society has a list of programs in North America.
Expand your studies by taking courses in ecology, genetics, wildlife biology and conservation. It will make you more employable if you're an ornithologist who knows about other animal species or the Earth Sciences.
Find an internship or mentor. The American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) has a student mentoring program for its members.
Network with other students and professionals by becoming a member of the AOU. They hold a conference yearly and give you access to research papers and jobs in the field of ornithology
Science, math, just about everything, though you also need some geology and you need to know about different types of scat.
Since I am planning on being one, an ornithologist studies birds and bird-like animals.
An ornithologist is someone who studies flying machines. Aeronautics would probably be a good degree.
Ornithologists are people who study birds.
Adelaide Ornithologists Club was created in 1960.
Scottish Ornithologists' Club was created in 1936.
American Ornithologists' Union was created in 1883.
Association of Field Ornithologists was created in 1922.
Society of Canadian Ornithologists was created in 1983.
Canberra Ornithologists Group was created in 1970.
NSW Field Ornithologists Club was created in 1970.
Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union was created in 1901.
There is no standard collective noun for a group of ornithologists, however, collective nouns are an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the context can function as a collective noun. The noun 'ornithologist' is defined as one who studies the branch of science devoted to birds. Perhaps a 'branch of ornithologists' would be appropriate, or try a 'wing of ornithologists', a 'nest of ornithologists'.
There are ornithologists that specialize in the penguin species.