Bird at a feeder resources
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- Compare and contrast the various nests made by the birds featured in the videos.
- Which nests are well constructed? Poorly constructed?
- What are the nests made of?
- In almost all birds featured both parents help take care of the young. Which species does only one parent look after the young birds?
- Which baby birds are precocial?
- Which baby birds are altrical? What evidence can you site from the video clips?
- What evidence can you spot in the videos of birds using man-made material in their nests?
- How do the various locations of the nests help protect the young birds from predators?
- What weather conditions might affect the success of the nesters?
- Which birds nest in colonies?
- Which birds nest in their own territories?
Citizen Science and Bird Feeders
Bird Studies Canada’s website: http://www.birdscanada.org/ is well worth a visit. It offers ideas that can be very useful in the classroom and Project Feeder Watch http://www.birdscanada.org/volunteer/pfw/ is an example of Citizen Science that your students and classes can get involved with both at home and on our TRC website “bird cam”.
Contact Information:
Project FeederWatch
Bird Studies Canada
P.O. Box 160, 115 Front Street
Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0
1-888-448-2473 / 519-586-3531
Fax: (519) 586-3532
Email: pfw@birdscanada.org
http://www.birdscanada.org/
http://www.birdscanada.org/volunteer/pfw/
The Riverwood Conservancy hosts and maintains a Birdcam which is a live feed. The videos of birds feeding at a feeder were taken using this feeder location. You can augment these videos by having your students view the live Birdcam at http://www.theriverwoodconservancy.org/index.php/watch-our-live-birdcam .
Questions: Birds At A Feeder
- Which birds come to the feeder?
- Which birds are the most frequent visitors to the feeder?
- Which birds are the least frequent visitors to the feeders?
- Make a list of the birds that come to the feeder and classify them as follows:
- What conclusions can you draw from this chart?
- What sort of feeder do the birds go to? Sunflower seeds? Suet? Both?
- What do birds do once they leave the feeder?
- Which birds are more tolerant of people?
- What do the birds when danger is spotted? (You will need to watch the live feed to see this happen as it is fairly rare.)
Supporting Birds at Feeder Videos: