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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Develop a Bird Feeder Watch List

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore biology by identifying animals on their school ground. In this bird species lesson, students create and utilize a simple bird feeder to attract birds near their classroom at which point they observe the color, size and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

North American Birds Word Search

For Students 5th - 8th
For this North American birds word search worksheet, students locate the 24 birds listed in the provided word bank within the word puzzle.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

North American Birds Word Search

For Students 1st - 5th
In this North American birds word search instructional activity, students locate the 10 birds listed in the provided word bank within the word puzzle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Watch the Birdie

For Teachers K - 8th
Pupils complete a six-week unit on North American birds. They conduct research, develop fact sheets, create labeled bird drawings, write a dictionary of bird vocabulary words, create a Concentration game, and observe birds in their...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Semipalmated Sandpiper

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Semipalmated Sandpiper. Besides finding a detailed physical description of this shorebird, you?ll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet on the...
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Website
Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Seabirds

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about seabirds. This group of birds makes up about three percent of the various species, even though two-thirds of the Earth is covered in water. Learn some unique facts and characteristics of seabirds. Also included in...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Ruffed Grouse

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Ruffed Grouse. Besides finding a detailed physical description of this woodland bird, you?ll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet on the Ruffed...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Roseate Tern

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Roseate Tern. Besides finding a detailed physical description of one of Canada?s endangered species, you?ll also learn about some this tern?s unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Ring Billed Gull

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Ring-billed Gull. Besides finding a detailed physical description of North America?s most abundant gull, you?ll also learn about some its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet on...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Redhead

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Redhead. Besides finding a detailed physical description of this diving duck, you?ll also learn about some its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet on the Redhead is information...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Red Breasted Nuthatch

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Red-breasted Nuthatch. Besides finding a detailed physical description of this forest-found bird, you?ll also learn about some its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet on the...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Purple Martin

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Purple Martin. Besides finding a detailed physical description of this member of the swallow family, you?ll also learn about some its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet on the...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Ptarmigan

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Ptarmigan. Besides finding a detailed physical description of this Arctic bird, you?ll also learn about some its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet on the Ptarmigan is...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Piping Plover

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Piping Plover. Besides finding a detailed physical description of this bird, you?ll also learn about some its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet on the Piping Plover is...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Northern Gannet

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Northern Gannet. Besides finding a detailed physical description of this spectacular diving sea bird, you?ll also learn about some its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet on the...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Murres

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about Murres. Besides finding a detailed physical description of both the Common and Thick-biled Murres, you?ll also learn about some of the unique facts and characteristics of these birds. Also included in this Bird Fact...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Marbled Murrelet

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Marbled Murrelet. Besides finding a detailed physical description, you?ll also learn about some of this bird?s unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet on the Marbled Murrelet is...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Loggerhead Shrike

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Loggerhead Shrike. While only about the size of a robin, don?t underestimate this diminutive bird. The Loggerhead Shrike is a shrewd hunter and has been known to impale its prey on thorns or barbwire. Besides...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Lesser Snow Goose

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Lesser Snow Goose. The Lesser Snow Goose is likely the most common type of goose in Canada. Besides finding a detailed physical description, you?ll also learn about some of this bird?s unique facts and...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Gray Jay

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Gray Jay. Previously known as the Canada Jay since it lives primarily in Canada?s northern forests, this bird is very similar to its close relative, the Blue Jay. Besides finding a detailed physical description,...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Evening Grosbeak

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Evening Grosbeak. Besides finding a detailed physical description of this member of the finch family, you?ll also learn about some of this bird?s unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Downy Woodpecker

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Downy Woodpecker, eastern North America's most common woodpecker. Besides finding a detailed physical description of the smallest member of the woodpecker family, you'll also learn about some of this bird's unique...
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Website
Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Cassin's Auklet

For Students 9th - 10th
British Columbia is home to millions of rarely seen Cassin's Auklets who spend the majority of their lives at sea. Get the facts about the Cassin's Auklet, a wild duck who only lives in North America. Besides finding a detailed physical...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Canvasback

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the Canvasback, a wild duck who only lives in North America. Besides finding a detailed physical description of one of the fastest flying ducks, you?ll also learn about some of this bird?s unique facts and...