Sample Questions: Bird Behaviour
 For video support see Play Lists on Dave Taylor's You Tube Channel (Bird Section) There are lots to select from

1. How do birds communicate with each other? Give examples from the videos below as well as from your own observations of birds.
2. How many different ways do birds feed their young? Give examples from the videos below as well as from your own observations of birds.
3. Do all birds fly the same way? Give examples of different flight patterns you observe from the videos below as well as from your own observations of birds.
4. Which birds flock together? Which lead more solitary lives? Complete the chart below:
5. Research some of these species to see if your answers are correct. Which species sometimes form flocks? Which almost never get together in flocks?
6. Which birds nest in large groups? What are the advantages of this behaviour? What are the disadvantages?

​Note: Answers will vary depending on the videos selected. No answer sheet is provided.

​Sample Questions: Bird Migration

Note: Many of these videos do not have any narration. Students should try to draw their conclusions from their observation of the birds in the videos and then seek other media sources.

1. All the birds in these videos (except for a few in the “Year of the Bird”) migrate. Why do you think they do this?
2. Which birds migrate to our area? Why do they come here?
3. Why do these birds leave our area? Why do they leave?
4. Which birds migrate north to our area in the spring?
5. Which birds migrate south to our area in the winter?
6. Which species is found mainly in Africa? Why does it migrate?

 ​Note: Answers will vary depending on the videos selected. No answer sheet is provided

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