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Bird Resources

Resource for Unit Two Main Text

Listen to the songs of each bird:

American Robin

http://www.learnbirdsongs.com/birdsong.php?id=1

Northern Cardinal:

http://www.learnbirdsongs.com/birdsong.php?id=3

Song Sparrow:

http://www.learnbirdsongs.com/birdsong.php?id=14

Baltimore Oriole:

http://www.learnbirdsongs.com/birdsong.php?id=2

Common Yellowthroat:

http://www.learnbirdsongs.com/birdsong.php?id=28

Resource for Activity 3.3

Read more about the damage woodpeckers can do by following these links:

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-70/woodpecker.html

http://scf-cfs.rncan-nrcan.gc.ca/subsite/glfc-sugarbush/animal-damage-images/4

Resources for Unit Four Main Text - Turkey Call

Listen to the sound of the wild turkey:

http://www.learnbirdsongs.com/birdsong.php?id=31

Resources for Activity 6.3

Visit the link below to learn how to draw an owl. Use the space below for your drawing:

http://www.how-to-draw-funny-cartoons.com/cartoon-owl.html

Resource for Activity 7.2

To learn more about pelicans go to:

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/pelican.html

To learn more about kingfishers go to:

http://a-z-animals.com/animals/kingfisher/

Resource for Activity 8.1

Watch this cool video about the potoo bird:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK6nlsOZpuU

Resource for Activity 9.3

http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/animals.html

Resource for Unit 10 Main Text

http://www.naturesongs.com/jasmine1.mp3

Resource for Activity 10.1

Paint a picture of a parrot!

http://www.cartoonito.co.uk/games/painting-game-parrot

Learn to draw a parrot. Use the space below for your drawing:

http://www.billybear4kids.com/Learn2Draw/sheets/parrot.html

Resources for Unit 13 Main Text

Watch the brown pelican dive for its food in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDlk1BOLTTg&NR=1

Resource for Activity 13.1

http://www.theanimalfiles.com/birds/pelicans_relatives/brown_pelican.html

Resources for Activity 16.1

http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/zoo/Meet-Our-Animals/Birds/Penguins/Egyptian-plover.htm

Resource for Activity 17.1

Videos

Take some time to learn how amazing these birds are when they dance!

The Superb Lyrebird dance:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3433507052114896375#

The Blue-Footed Booby dance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYmzdvMoUUA&feature=related

The Red Crowned Crane dance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o4xsvE1p-g

The Peacock dance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbKZEgKghng

Tom Turkey Strut:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo7ovV2mvCs&feature=related

Resource for Unit 20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhp7vwvAic4&feature=related

Resources for Final Projects

Pick one or two of these projects below to complete your study of birds:

Hatch some eggs in an incubator.  Go to the websites below to learn more about hatching eggs.  You could hatch quail or pheasant and then release them to the wild if you don’t have room to keep birds

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/livestocksystems/DI0631.html

http://www.hometrainingtools.com/article.asp?ai=1268&bhcd2=1256356028

Make a collage of all the birds you learned about. To learn more about making collages try this website:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2045517_make-collage.html

Learn more about your favorite bird.  Take a look at this website:

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search

Choose 3-5 birds that interest you.  Then read about them and fill out the worksheets on the following pages.

You can even hear a recording of their songs and watch a video of them in the wild!