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Resources for Birders
Birdwatching Basics, by Jim Cox
Wings Over Florida Junior Birder Program
Student
Resources and Teacher Resources
Wings Over Florida Birding Certificate
Program
*North Florida Birds – recent postings
from local birders about birds seen in our area!
Florida Birding Trail
St.
Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Established
in 1931 to provide extensive wintering habitat for migratory
birds and waterfowl.
Owl Links
The
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
On-line Field Guides
e-Nature.com
on-line Field Guides
USGS Tools for Learning About Birds
Ducks at a Distance
A waterfowl
identification guide
All About Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology bird guide.
Bird Language
Florida Bird Sounds
Backyard Bird Sounds
from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Bird Checklists and Classification
Bird Checklist: St. Marks National Wildlife
Refuge
277 species
of birds at
St. Marks
Checklist of Florida's 480 Birds
Birds of the World -- Avian Taxonomy
There
are about 30 orders of birds, about 180 families, and about 2,000
genera with 10,000 species.
Genetic study reshuffles bird family tree
Major evolutionary study rewrites bird ‘tree of life’
Backyard Birds
Create a Refuge for Wildlife
Nest
box plans, etc.
Birdseed Preferences
Sandy's
Super Suet Recipe
First Aide for Wild Birds & Rescuing
Orphaned Baby Birds
Bird Fun for Kids
Online field guides to the birds at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
These PowerPoint slide shows contain original artwork and poems about
the birds they identifed and learned about by fourth graders at Hartsfield, Astoria Park, Ruediger and Oakridge Elementary Schools in Leon County, Florida. Funded by a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Kid Wings (This is great stuff!)
Virtual owl pellet dissection and more.
Bird Concentration
Eagle Eyes observation game
Guess who's squawking!
Match bird songs to bird photos.
Bird Art – Learn How to Draw Birds
Create a Bird!
How to Draw a Bird
Draw a water bird.
Lesson: Draw a hawk (this is a good movie).
Draw a raptor head.
Birds and Dinosaurs
Are birds really dinosaurs?
Archaeopteryx - Archaeopteryx (meaning "ancient wing") is a very early prehistoric bird, dating from about 150 million years ago.
Discover Magazine: Over 200 million years ago, lizards glided and parachuted.
Discover Magazine: How did the giant flying reptiles of the Jurassic period take off?
Bald Eagles
About Bald Eagles
Audubon of Florida's EagleWatch Program
Eagle Cam at Norfold Botanical Garden
Eagle Cam – Channel Islands Bald Eagle Restoration Project
Bird Migration
Journey North
Track
migratory birds and animals to their northern nesting grounds
Tracking the Flight of Birds, With Tiny Backpacks, NY Times
2/14/09
International Migratory Bird Day
The official date for IMBD in the U.S. and Canada is the second Saturday in May each year.
Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center is dedicated to fostering greater understanding, appreciation, and protection of the grand phenomenon of bird migration.
400 Miles North - New York Times editorial
Unless global warming is mitigated, bird migratory patterns will continue to shift north - putting many species at risk of extinction.
Resources For Teachers and Students
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Sleuth Curriculum
Elementary Education Resource – Biology,
BirdsBirds and Science, Audubon Society Introduction to the Aves
Wings Over Florida Junior Birder Program
Student
Resources and Teacher Resources
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