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Food for thought: Write a question you have had about birds or a specific species of bird.
1. How many different Orders of birds are there? Select three Orders from the list. Write the scientific
name and a unique characteristic of the birds a.
b.
c.
2. Explain the difference
between a bird call and a bird song.
3. You may know that hummingbirds sip nectar. What else do they eat?
TAI - (Think about it) How does that impact their ecosystem?
4 . Bluebirds have three challenges. One is nesting site loss. What is the other? Second resource | Bluebirds Project
5. Many ducks nest on the ground. Where does a wood duck nest?
6. Select any two birds listed in the etext version of
Life Histories of North
American Birds.
Techie question: Suppose your library has one print copy
of this book.
7. Name the three parts of a bird's wing and the role each plays.
8. Most owls nest in trees. Where does the Burrowing Owl nest?
Why do you think they adopted this nesting place?
9. What plant fuzz does the American Goldfinch use to line its nest?
How does that impact their nesting behavior?
10. Cedar waxwings eat fruit. How does their food choice impact them?
11. Examine this chart of fruits that North American birds eat. Name three trees/plants that are consumed by many different birds.
Name a couple of birds who are picky eaters.
Which bird is the most flexible eater?
Which bird has the better chance to survive? Explain your choice.
12. Biology is the study of living things. A scientist who focuses on biology is called a biologist. Ornithology is: What do you call a scientist who focuses on ornithology?
13. Classification is a way to order our study of living things. Write the classification of eagles beginning with Kingdom.
14. Go find the answer. Which has a higher body temperature:
Birds or humans?
15. If the ability to make and use tools sets humans apart from other animals, what do you make of this discovery?
16. The chickadee is one of the most important pest exterminators of the forest or orchard. Explain
Based on this, how can a farmer encourage more chickadees to come to his orchard?
First things first. Consider the habitat, your locality,
the nesting needs of the bird, and
Done already?
2004 Cindy O'Hora / Posted 8/2004, utd 4/2023. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. 8/2007
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