Birds of Fields, Fencerows and Meadows

Birds are valuable members of any ecosystem or habitat. There are over 10,000 species of birds in the world. Over 2000 species have been observed on the North American continent. Different habitats attract and support different species of birds. Discover the birds who live in fields, meadows and fencerows.

Bird facts resources:

Vocabulary to master: Vertebrate, invertebrate, prey, predator, omnivore, carnivore, herbivore, nocturnal, diurnal, crepuscular, population, endangered, distribution, feather, clutch, altricial or precocial, flock, covey, swarm, solitary, vertebrate, nest, wing, claw, beak, bill, cache, adapt, migrate, ornithologist, raptor.

Do the Birds Internet Hunt and the Nests Internet Hunt

Compare/Contrast the nests of a Killdeer and a Red-tailed Hawk or a Bluebird and a Bobwhite

Complete the Feather Fact Finder Activity

Describe the Classification of song birds or owls to their Order.

Describe a unique or interesting behavior of 4 meadow birds. Why do birds do that? | What Is a Bird?

How does this behavior help the bird survive?

Learn to identify these birds. Learn to recognize their songs.

Use a table to develop a facts sheet about these birds.
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Complete a Birds Facts frayer model activity doc format | pdf format

Career and work

Identify a job related to birds or their habitats.

How much does a person doing that job earn? US BLS Occupation Outlook

What kind of training do you need to get or do that job?

 

Try its - Meadow Birds online crossword puzzle.

Challenge yourself - make a crossword puzzle using vocabulary and facts you have learned in this project.

Mystery Bird Challenge - ID that bird | Nest observation skills activity

Select a Fields, Fence rows, Farms and Meadows photo.

Which of the birds we are studying, would you anticipate finding in that habitat?

Strange Dead Bird Mystery

Migratory songbirds at long last leave a trail