Round Edge: Bird Study (Ornithology)

I. Introduction

Lesson 31: Bird Overview Learning Objectives: • Learn about bird anatomy • Learn about bird behavior Lesson 32: Bird Watching Part 1 Learning Objectives: • Learn how to identify birds by size and shape • Learn how to identify birds by color patterns • Overview of birding projects Lesson 33: Bird Watching Part 2 Learning Objectives: • Learn how to identify birds by behavior • Learn how to identify birds by habitat • Learn about E-Bird Lesson 34: Birds of North America Learning Objectives: • Learn about the North American bird orders • Learn which birds live in your geographic area • Learn how to keep a field notebook Lesson 35: Bird Flight Learning Objectives: • Learn how birds fly • Learn what airfoils are • Learn about bird feathers

II. Order: Perching Birds (Passeriformes)

Lesson 36: Observing Robins Learning Objectives: • Learn about the thrush family of birds • Learn about robin behavior • Watch a baby robin hatch Lesson 37: Observing Sparrows Learning Objectives: • Learn about the sparrow family of birds • Learn to recognize sparrow songs • Learn how to draw a sparrow Lesson 38: Observing Crows and Ravens Learning Objectives: Learn about the word’s most intelligent birds Learn the differences between a crow and a raven Learn to identify their sounds Lesson 39: Project: Choosing & Using Binoculars Learning Objectives:

1 • Learn how to choose binoculars • Learn how to use binoculars • Learn how to care for binoculars Lesson 40: Review & Project: Bird Watching Field Trip 1 Learning Objectives: • Review of learning objectives • Observe and identify three birds in their natural habitat

III. Order: Birds of Prey (Falconiformes & Accipitriformes)

Lesson 41: Observing Falcons Learning Objectives: • Learn about the brown falcon • Learn about the fastest animal in the world • Learn about the sport of falconry • Learn how to draw a falcon Lesson 42: Observing Hawks Learning Objectives: • Learn about the red-tailed hawk • Learn about the black hawk • Learn about the African Goshawk • Learn how to draw a hawk Lesson 43: Observing Eagles Learning Objectives: • Learn about golden eagles • Learn about bald eagles • Experience eagle flight Lesson 44: Project: Attracting Backyard Birds Part 1 Learning Objectives: • Learn how to attract birds to your backyard • Learn how to feed birds • Learn how to keep bird feeders clean Lesson 45: Review & Project: Bird Watching Field Trip 2 Learning Objective: • Review of key learning objectives • Observe and identify one bird that you attracted to your yard

IV. Order: Owls “night hunters” (Strigiformes)

Lesson 46: Observing the Great-horned Owl Learning Objectives: • Learn what makes owls master night hunters • Learn about binaural hearing • Learn how owls fly silently • Learn how to draw a great-horned owl Lesson 47: Observing the Snowy Owl Learning Objectives: • Learn to identify male and female snowy owls • Learn where snowy owls live and migrate

2 • Learn about their diet and eating habits Lesson 48: Observing the Barn Owl Learning Objectives: • Learn about barn owl behavior • Watch how barn owls sense, catch and eat prey • Learn how to draw a barn owl Lesson 49: Project: Attracting Backyard Birds Part 2 Learning Objectives: • Learn how to attract hummingbirds • Learn how to make a hummingbird feeder Lesson 50: Review & Project: Bird Watching Field Trip 3 Learning Objective: • Review of learning objectives • Observe and identify three birds in a different habitat

V. Order: Ducks & Aquatic Birds (Anseriformes)

Lesson 51: Observing Mallard Ducks Learning Objectives: • Learn to identify male and female mallards • Learn the "duck test” • Learn how mallards catch food • Learn about mallard behavior and habitat Lesson 52: Observing Geese Learning Objectives: • Learn about geese classification • Learn about geese anatomy • Learn about geese behavior Lesson 53: Observing White & Black Swans Learning Objectives: • Learn to identify North American swan species • Learn how to draw a swan Lesson 54: Project: Christmas Bird Count Learning Objectives: • Learn about the Christmas Bird Count • Learn about your local Audubon society • Learn how to participate in a Christmas bird count Lesson 55: Review Learning Objectives: • Review of learning objectives • Learn how to identify bird songs and calls Lesson 56: Observing Penguins Learning Objectives: • Learn about the life cycle of an emperor penguin • Learn how emperor penguins stay warm in Antarctica • Learn how to draw an emperor penguin

VI. Order: Hummingbirds (Apodiformes)

3 Lesson 57: Observing Hummingbirds Learning Objectives: • Learn how hummingbirds hover • Learn how hummingbirds build nests • Learn how to draw a hummingbird

VII. Order: Parrots (Psittaciformes)

Lesson 58: Observing Parrots Learning Objectives: • Learn about the classification of parrots • Learn why macaws eat dirt • Learn how parrots learn their names in the wild • Learn how to draw a macaw

VIII. Order: Woodpeckers (Piciformes)

Lesson 59: Observing Woodpeckers Learning Objectives: • Learn to identify woodpecker species • Learn how to communicate with a pale-billed woodpecker • Learn how to win $50,000 Lesson 60: Review & Project: Bird Watching Field Trip 4 Learning Objectives: • Review of learning objectives • Observe and identify three birds in a different habitat

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