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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Support Pollinators: A Goal for Your Site?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the three easy steps citizens can take to support pollinators including providing shelter and nesting materials, food, and avoiding using chemicals like pesticides and fertilizers.
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Handout
Other

Ornithology: Avian Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a good discussion of the reproductive behaviors and systems of birds. Contains information on everything from nests to incubation times.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: On a Cape May Warbler Who Flew Against My Window

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem dramatizes a Cape May warbler bird running into a window and subsequently dying.
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: American Robin

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the quintessential early birds, American Robins. Find out about their migration, nesting behavior, feeding, communication, and much more.
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Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Coastal

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about coastal habitats, and how to help support nesting shorebirds.
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Handout
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Killdeer

For Students 9th - 10th
The Killdeer is famous for using the broken wing diversion to lure predators away from its nest. Find out more interesting facts and hear the sounds of this interesting bird on this detailed site.
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Whooping Crane

For Students 9th - 10th
Look inside the lives of the beautiful whooping cranes. Learn about their characteristics, nesting behaviors, feeding, and the popular Ultralight-Led fall migration.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Snowy Owl (Bubo Scandiacus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the snowy owl. Discusses where they are found, physical characteristics, range of travel, nesting behavior, reproduction, diet and feeding, and predators.
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Handout
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Ash Throated Flycatcher

For Students 9th - 10th
The Ash-throated Flycatcher frequently uses man made structures to construct its nests in. you can listen to the sounds of this species and examine topics such as range, habitat, food, behavior, and more on this thorough site.
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Activity
Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonweath Univ: The Works of Shirley Jackson

For Students 9th - 10th
This Virginia Commonweath University site provides a biography, bibliography, criticism, and resources on the works of Shirley Jackson.
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Bald Eagle

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the nesting behavior, physical characteristics, and feeding habits of bald eagles. Also, read about the history of the conservation efforts for the species.
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Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: A House in a Tree

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This interactive nonfiction ebook focuses on animals that have homes in trees including a child's tree house. Students can choose to read independently or listen to each sentence.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Golden Mouse

For Students 4th - 8th
Partially arboreal, with a semi-prehensile tail - a tail that it can use to grasp as it climbs - the golden Mouse nests, feeds, and escapes from predators and flooding by climbing trees, vines, and shrubs. Sometimes one will remodel a...
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Article
Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: Bobbin Holder for Reels of Wire

For Students 9th - 10th
This very simple device has been made to try and stop 'bird's nest' tangles that can occur when using reels of fine wire.
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Red Bellied Woodpecker

For Students 9th - 10th
Come and listen to a Red-Bellied Woodpecker's song and call through this resource. Students and teachers will find information on this species' ranging from habitat and life cycle to characteristics and behavior.
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Mallard

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the natural history of Mallard ducks. This site features information ranging from characteristics, range, habitat, life cycle, diet and behavior.
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Western Sandpiper

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover what characteristics make the Western Sandpiper unique when you explore this resource. The content of this site also includes information on diet, behavior, life cycle, habitat, and range.
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Spotted Sandpiper

For Students 9th - 10th
This site identifies information about the Spotted Sandpiper. The content of this resource includes a look at this species' characteristics, range, habitat, diet, and more.
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Activity
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Make a Birdhouse

For Students 3rd - 8th
Illustrated, step-by-step directions on how to build a birdhouse for a bluebird or other similar species.
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Graphic
Curated OER

[Eagle Nest]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn all about bald eagles at this fun site from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Find out where they live, how they reproduce, what they eat, and what dangers they face in the wild!
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Sharp Tailed Grouse

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian Museum of Nature provides a concise introduction to the Sharp-tailed Grouse, Saskatchewan's official provincial bird. Find out all the basic facts about this North American native, including a physical description and...
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eBook
LM Digital Media

Kids World Fun: The Lost Egg [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The ebook shares the story of an egg that fell out of its nest. Numerous animals encounter this lost egg before its mother eventually rejoined with it.
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Activity
PBS

Nh Pbs: Wildlife Journal Jr: Project Osprey

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how the government of New Hampshire is working to establish nesting sites for the threatened osprey.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Northern Cardinal Nest

For Students 9th - 10th
The Northern Cardinal is the state bird in seven states making it the record holder in the United States. Other interesting facts can be found on this detailed site. In addition, you can listen to the sounds of this bird species.

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