Study the birds by making this bird feeder! Website includes instructions for how to build the DIY bird feeder.

Build this easy bird feeder at home with simple household items and an empty milk carton.

Students will develop a list of local birds they might see at their home bird feeder. Once the list is compiled, observations of the birds will occur. Students will draw conclusions based on the data collected and report it to the class.

In this lesson plan, students and teachers are given 5 different ways to make bird feeders.

Learn how to build bird feeders to attract wild birds. Plan the feeder location, find out about various feeding levels, and discover how different types of feeders attract different bird species.

Colored drawing of tree branch with three bird feeders.

Instructions for building a bird feeder and for keeping a journal of observations about the birds that come to feed.

Point to and click on any bird to learn more about them and what they're eating at the feeder. Look closely, some birds are camouflaged. Species of birds include the woodpecker, chickadee and grosbeak.

Engaging resources for learning about hummingbirds. There is a downloadable 4-page student guide full of facts and information about them, a short quiz, and a game. Visit the Teachers' Lounge area for a lesson activity, an assessment...

Hummingbird at a Feeder

Hummingbird at Feeder

A Female Hummingbird Perched on a Bird Feeder

Help feed the birds before winter arrives! Choose a level and help Nature Cat fill the feeders. Learn a cool fact about birds on each level.

Sparkling Violet Ear at Feeder

Red-Legged Honeycreeper at Feeder

Red-Legged Honeycreeper on Feeder

Sparkling Violet Ear at Feeder

This resource provides detailed information on the hummingbird, as well as several vivid photos and a video.