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Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Bird Identification Clues
This resource will help you develop your birdwatching skills. It includes how to find birds, basic tips and how to use field marks such as patterns and colours to help distinguish species.
University of Guelph
Aquatic Environments: Birds
A great site for bird lovers or anyone seeking interesting information on birds. Provides links to other bird links such as bird species, descriptions, game and more!
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Nest Watch: Nest Monitoring Manual [Pdf]
NestWatch is a citizen science project where the average person can assist scientists in observing and cataloguing bird populations to track how successful they are at nesting and reproducing. This 36-page package provides information...
Read Works
Read Works: "A Bird Came Down the Walk"
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Emily Dickinson about watching a bird. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: A Busy Bird
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Carlos who watched a bird build a nest in his favorite tree. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
Council for Environmental Education: Flying Wild: The Birding Beat [Pdf]
Activity that teaches students how to identify birds. Some useful characteristics to watch for include silhouette, habitat, plumage, sounds, and behavior.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Develop a Bird Feeder Watch List
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.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Journey North: American Robin
Use this resource to learn about Robins and track their migration. Information about Robin characteristics, life cycle, and migration. Includes migration map and the opportunity to report your sightings.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
This resource from the Cornell University provides lots of great information about birds in general, and a "sound of the week" link where you can hear a different birdsong every week. Also find seasonal bird cams that allow students to...
PBS
Pbs: Nature: The Real Macaw
Watch a video [2:06] about the many talents of Macaws and listen to the narrator describe features of these beautiful birds.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Adaptations for Aeronautical Engineering
This activity first asks the students to study the patterns of bird flight and understand that four main forces affect the flight abilities of a bird. They will study the shape, feather structure, and resulting differences in the pattern...
A&E Television
History.com: The States
Learn unique facts about each American state. You can also read a more in-depth history of each state, watch videos and play a game about all the states.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How Animals Care for Their Young
In this interactive lesson, students learn that animals take care of their young in many of the same ways the adults in their lives take care of them. Students watch videos from NATURE and engage in a variety of activities to check...
A&E Television
History.com: Washington, the Evergreen State
A great site for learning unique things about Washington as well as the usual facts. You can also read about the history, watch a brief video, find images and statistics.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Does Math Guide Our Ships at Sea?
Explore the history of logarithms and sailing by watching this animated video. [4:19]
Other
Refugio De Vida Silvestre Cerro Dantas
The forest preserve of "Cerro Dantas" is located near the city of Heredia. The refuge offers many hilly trails where one can bird watch, study the different species of trees, etc.
Other
Hartford Friends and Enemies of Wallace Stevens
This site is maintained by an organization in Hartford, Connecticut, Stevens' home town, devoted to promoting Stevens' poetry and contribution to the Hartford community. It contains a map and photos of the route Stevens walked to work...
Curated OER
United Poultry Concerns: Birdwatchers
Photograph of family with binoculars, watching birds.