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Activity
PBS

Pbs Kids: Zoom: Activities: Life Sciences: Bird Feeder

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Build this easy bird feeder at home with simple household items and an empty milk carton.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: How Do You Keep Birds Off Airplane Runways?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Figure out how to keep birds off airport runways by following this experiment with scarecrows.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Book About Birds by Religious Tract Society

For Students 1st - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book A Book about Birds by Religious Tract Society (1865), a nonfiction book about birds by type: water birds, wading birds, field birds, birds of prey, song birds, etc.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Bird and Animal Series: Large Birds by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students 2nd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Bird and Animal Series: Large Birds by McLoughlin Bros. (1886), a nonfiction, illustrated book about large birds such as swans and parrots.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Bird and Animal Series: Small Birds by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Bird and Animal Series: Small Birds by McLoughlin Bros., a nonfiction book of illustrated stories about small birds.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Teachers:bowerbird Matching Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
Examine the unusual bower-building behavior of the bowerbird, identify unique characterists of different bowers and match bowers to their male owners and female mates.
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Handout
Earth Life

Earth Life: A Bird's Heart and Blood

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good site about the circulatory system of a bird. It is reader friendly, and includes a fair amount of information. Good diagram of the circulatory system.
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Website
Earth Life

The Amazing World of Birds

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is all about birds! Read facts on birds and discover which bird is the rarest, which is most common, and smallest and largest. There are also several links for other pages on birds.
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Website
Earth Life

Earth Life Web: Bird Orders of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from Earth-Life Web, you can find a list of 23 bird orders and additional facts on each species. Taxonomy and photos are included.
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Handout
Earth Life

Earth Life Web: Extinction in Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by Earth-Life Web, gives a list of extinct birds and provides a brief description and dates of extinction.
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Handout
Earth Life

Earth Life Web: Anatomy of Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
Beginning with the bird skeleton, this website from Earth-Life Web describes bird anatomy and morphology. Pictures and diagrams are included for each section. Feet, wings, eggs, and feathers are just some of the topics discussed.
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Handout
Earth Life

Earth Life Web: Bird Identification

For Students 9th - 10th
Interested in doing some bird watching? This website from Earth-Life Web offers information on not only identifying birds in your own backyard, but in other countries as well. A long list of resources is included.
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Interactive
National Audubon Society

National Audubon Society: Audubon Adventures: Whose Beak, Whose Feet Game

For Students 3rd - 7th
A game where students must match beaks and feet to the correct birds.
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Graphic
Other

Fatbirder Birding Webring: Birds in Suriname

For Students 9th - 10th
This fun site has a huge amount of information about every type of bird in Suriname. You can read about their habitats, veiw photos, and listen to sounds.
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Handout
Other

Hari: Tips From the Vet

For Students 9th - 10th
A veterinarian provides information on raising a baby parrot. Such topics as protection against disease, cold temperatures & their effects,proper nutrition, and socialization are included.
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Article
Other

Winged Wisdom Pet Bird Magazine: Finches: Nature's Small Jewels

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on finches as a versatile pet bird species. Included in the description are types, personality, care, and breeding.
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Website
Other

The Virtual Bird: Birdsounds

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a number of sounds files with birdsongs of many different types of birds.
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Handout
Other

Glover's Reef Marine Reserve

For Students 9th - 10th
This Glover's Reef Marine Reserve site gives information one of Belize's marine reserves. It discusses all aspects of the reserve including why it is necessary and what types of wildlife and plants live there. This site offers links to...
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Handout
Other

The Wild Classroom: Bird Orders of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Find information here about all the bird orders in the animal kingdom. Includes living and extinct species.
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Activity
Other

Council for Environmental Education: Flying Wild: The Birding Beat [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Activity that teaches students how to identify birds. Some useful characteristics to watch for include silhouette, habitat, plumage, sounds, and behavior.
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Website
Other

Facilisimo: Mascotas Y Hogar

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of information, entirely in Spanish, about a wide variety of pets: dogs, cats, birds, horses, reptiles, fish and others. Colorful photographs accompany descriptions of different breeds. Care and training advice is also offered...
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Website
Other

Facilisimo: Mascotas: Aves

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of information, entirely in Spanish, about a variety of birds. Colorful photographs accompany descriptions of different species. Care and training advice is also offered.
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Handout
Other

Miami University: All About Bird Nests

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you think that all bird nests are alike read the about the study that this professor has conducted. You'll realize that there is so much more to bird nests than you thought.
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Website
Other

Hilton Pond Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This Hilton Pond Center site is a resource for teachers, students and researchers who are interested in the environment and environmental conservation of animals and plants.