Wetlands Ecosystem Study Unit Birds Nesting and Rearing   Patuxent Bird Identification pages Aquatic birds photos - non ducks NGS wood duck video All About Birds Ducks facts EagleCam Wildlife Notes HeronCam Housing shortage Watch Spring comes to the pond on TeacherTube Electronic Naturalist - nature study with materials Eagles - How are they doing in your state? Vocabulary: nest, burrow, nestbox, aerie, rushes, solitary, herony, competition, precocial or altricial, predation, Select 5 species of wetland birds to study. Include at least: one waterfowl, one raptor, one heron, and the belted kingfisher. Gather information to discover the remarkable variety of nests and rearing strategies of wetland birds. Some birds mate for life while others mate for a single season. What does each of these wetland birds do? Birds nest in different places. They use many different materials to make their nests. Describe Materials and location of each bird's nest. Example: Puffin - seaweed/oceanside burrow Are the chicks - Precocial or Altricial? How does each bird depend on the plant life in the wetland? Identify which of these bird that could be found in the wetlands in your area. Select one of these wetland birds species. What actions could be taken to support the bird's successful nesting in your region? Extensions: Watch these videos about volunteers maintaining nesting for wetland birds. | Wood duck boxes What data do the volunteers collect? Develop a plan to implement this effort at a local wetland. Include a schedule, materials, estimated costs, site to be developed. Address the benefits of the effort. Include a safety plan for the volunteers. Competition Conundrum - Double Crested Cormorants are presenting challenges. Investigate the issue. Evaluate - What is the appropriate solution? Wetlands birds list. Wood Duck - facts Bufflehead - facts Red winged blackbird Belted Kingfisher Blue-Winged Teal - facts, more facts Double-crested cormorants Northern Pintail - facts Ruddy Duck - facts American Bittern Great Blue Heron Canada Goose Common Loon Osprey American Bald Eagle Wetlands: Habitat / Mammals / Birds / Macrovertebrates - Aquatic Insects / Plants & trees / Amphibians / Conclusions Food Web Relationships / Wetland Ecology Vocabulary Exercise / Life Cycles / Mammal Morphology: compare - contrast Bats are our Buddies / Amphibians Internet Activity / Riparian Buffers - investigate / Photos: page 1 - page 2 - page 3 - page 4 Eagles Evaluation / Lentic ecosystem or Lotic ecosystem? / Wetland Poem Project / Wetland or Frog Song activity Citizen Science Projects - collect some data / Collecting data pdf. - doc. / Digital Science Journal / Wetland Ecology Dilemmas Water & Watershed Studies / Water Wars / Environmental/Energy Issue Video Project PA. Envirothon / Monitor Wetland / Great Outdoors Celebration - pbl Internet Hunts / Computers / Plants and People / Puzzles & Projects / Pennsylvania Projects / Site map / Home Nature / Milkweed Mania / Bluebirds at School / Best Treat of All / Habitat: Fields & Meadows / Habitat Garden at School - pbl posted 12/2001 Updated 1/2009 Released to be freely used by non profit organizations Cindy O'Hora Save a tree - How to make a Digital Answer Sheet: Highlight the text of the questions on this web page, copy them - Edit .. Copy. Open a text document or word processing document. Paste the questions into the blank document. Answer the questions in the word processing document in a contrasting color (NOT YELLOW) or font (avoid fancy fonts like: , Symbol, or ). Save frequently as you work. I do not like losing my work. You will not like it either. Submit your assignment via an electronic class dropbox or email attachment. Save a copy of your work on your computer. Proof your responses. It is funny how speling errors and typeos sneak in to the bets work. Make Your Own Printed answer sheet.