Early Career Teaching Awards spotlight: Q&A with ornithologist Sanja Hinić-Frlog
Although it was two decades ago, Sanja Hinić-Frlog clearly remembers the early morning walk when she first recognized a bird by its song. The songbird in question was the northern parula, a warbler with a yellow breast and orange throat that is about the length of an iPhone 5.
Hinić-Frlog’s ears have perked up at the sound of chirping ever since.
The U of T Mississauga assistant professor now teaches her own undergraduate students how to listen for birdsongs on walks along U of T Mississauga’s Nature Trail. She is one of four winners of this year's Early Career Teaching Award. She spoke with U of T News, describing her teaching habits and her all-time favourite birds.