Where I Live Lesson Week 3
Backyard Birds
Can you name and identify all of your local birds? Studying birds is fun for all ages!
Check out all of these great sites to learn more about birds. You can use the materials that you find online to make:
A bird identification book or flashcards
Identify bird behaviors
Plant a bird garden
Make a bird feeder
Quiz yourself on your new knowledge
Take a bird behavior hike
http://www.birdfeeding.org/backyard-bird-guide.html identify the birds in your yard
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/celebration learn more about urban birds
http://www.watershed-alliance.com/mcwa_study37.html You can find a list of birds found during watershed assessments
http://www.alabamawildlife.org/pages/?pageID=121 Fun bird activities like “Fill the Bill”
http://www.fs.fed.us/outdoors/naturewatch/implementation/Curricula/ A great list of resources! You can find the PDF “NWF- Bird Behavior Hike” for a fun trip out and about.
