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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: American Avocet

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the American Avocet through this informative site. This resource features characteristics, reproduction, range, food, and behavior of this fascinating bird, as well as an audio clip of the bird's song.
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Website
Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biodiversity: Animals: Chordates: Birds: Class Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
Through video clips and pictures, explore the orders and a variety of species found in the Class Aves.
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Handout
Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Birds of Sydney Harbour

For Students 9th - 10th
This beautiful site from the Australian Museum touches upon the bird fauna of Sydney Harbour. You can learn about the changing habitats, how to identify birds and where to see them. There is also a list of the different birds that can be...
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Birds of Paradise (Paradisaeidae)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore images and facts about Birds of Paradise, including details on their appearance, habitat, breeding, behavior, and much more.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Grouse (Tetraoninae)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics the Tetraoninae, more commonly known as the Grouse.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Guinea Fowl (Numididae)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Numididae, more commonly known as the Guinea Fowl.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Sparrow (Passeridae)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the passeridae, more commonly known as the sparrow.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Toucan (Ramphastos Toco)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the ramphastos toco, more commonly known as the toucan.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Tropicbird (Phaethon)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the phaethon, more commonly known as the tropicbird.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Uguisu (Cettia Diphone)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the cettia diphone, otherwise known as the uguisu.
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Interactive
National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Health: Matching Game for Niehs Birds!

For Students 9th - 10th
See if you can figure out what different birds eat. This interactive matching game explores the diets of 17 birds commonly found in the US.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Ecological, Practical, Aesthetic Advantages of Wild Shorelines

For Students 9th - 10th
Habitat Network examines what we know about the ecological functioning of shorelines, and makes recommendations for design, planting, and management of these specialized zones.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Map Your Community

For Students 9th - 10th
The Habitat network wants to show how mapping is a powerful way to connect you to your community.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Be Healthier: A Goal for Your Site?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the many small steps people can take to improve one's health and the health of one's community.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Investigations Into How to Prevent Deadly Bird Window Strikes

For Students 9th - 10th
Act a community advocate to help commercial properties embrace best practices for decreasing bird-strikes on their large, heavily-glassed buildings.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Brush Piles

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why brush piles are beneficial to a habitat.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: With Your Neighbors

For Students 9th - 10th
Habitat Network challenges citizen scientists to organize their communities as a positive force for birds.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Freedom to Move

For Students 9th - 10th
See how neighborhoods are working together to have cumulative positive impacts for birds.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Nesting Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn that of the best parts of providing habitat for birds in a yard is the possibility of being chosen as a nesting site.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Nest Boxes, a.k.a Birdhouses

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the importance of bird house boxes in backyard habitats.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: The Great Backyard Bird Count Group

For Students 9th - 10th
Show off a local wonderful habitat by joining the Great-Backyard-Bird-Count group, and put the bird count data on your map.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Adding Bird Sightings to Your Habitat Map

For Students 9th - 10th
By mapping a local habitat, people are providing the Cornell Lab of Ornithology citizen science program with invaluable habitat information in regards to bird diversity.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Four Mapping Mistakes That Affect Data Quality

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the tips and tricks of successful habitat mapping for this citizen science project.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Creating Maps That Convey Critical Ecological Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
Get to the heart of this citizen science project that invites citizens from all over the country to map and identify their habitat ecology.