Today we started our group, The Young Ornithologists. Although we will be monitoring our bluebird boxes in the spring, we started out by learning how to spot birds in our "backyard". We are hoping to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count hosted by the Cornell University Ornithology Lab.
Some things we learned:
It is hard to identify birds on the fly!
Look at it's color and where it is (on the ground, in a tree).
Compare it to a tree branch or something in its habitat.
Compare it's body parts to itself. Turn the beak in your mind and see if it was longer or shorter than where the eye is.
Look for identifying marks.
Some things we learned:
It is hard to identify birds on the fly!
Look at it's color and where it is (on the ground, in a tree).
Compare it to a tree branch or something in its habitat.
Compare it's body parts to itself. Turn the beak in your mind and see if it was longer or shorter than where the eye is.
Look for identifying marks.