Splash Biography



KARINNE TENNENBAUM, Yale junior, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology



Major: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

College/Employer: Yale

Year of Graduation: 2026

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Karinne (she/her/hers) fell in love with birds in second grade through the elementary Science Olympiad event "Feathered Friends." In high school, she flew into ornithology: founding her high school's birding club, creating a novice birding podcast, volunteering in bird rehabilitation, conducting research on the effect of lead on songbirds after the Flint Water Crisis, and more. Her work has taken her to the Yale-Myers Forest, Chile's Cape Horn, and Panama's Barro Colorado Island, where she developed an interest in tropical bird communities. Thirteen years later, she is an aspiring ornithologist!



Past Classes

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S4970: Birding 101! in Splash Fall 2024 (Nov. 09, 2024)
Do you want to learn to identify birds by both sight AND sound? Birds are the only living dinosaurs and there are some 10,000 species on Earth. We'll discuss the basics of bird identification, the importance of birds in the environment, and the steps we can take to protect them. You'll also learn to use binoculars and a field guide. Fly on in—no prior experience needed!


C4918: Birding 101! in Sprout Fall 2024 (Oct. 05 - 12, 2024)
Do you want to learn to identify birds by both sight AND sound? Birds are the only living dinosaurs and there are some 10,000 species on Earth. We'll discuss the basics of bird identification, the importance of birds in the environment, and the steps we can take to protect them. You'll also learn to use binoculars and a field guide. Fly on in—no prior experience needed!


S4797: The Sky’s the Limit: An Introduction to Birding! in Splash Fall 2023 (Nov. 11, 2023)
Name the only living group of dinosaurs on Earth. That's right: BIRDS! Learn to identify birds by both sight AND sound! In this course, we will discuss the basics of bird identification, the importance of birds in the environment, and the steps we can take to protect them. You will also learn to use binoculars and a field guide. There are some 10,000 bird species around the world. Get a head start on building your life (bird) list! No prior experience necessary!