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Bird Watching in Central Park
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- Duration - 04:16
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Questions & Extended Learning Activities
Each Learning Corner is designed by an educator to be easily integrated into individual curriculums, as well as State, and National Standards.
Click here for The Learning Corner PageOther Fun Websites
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Build a Birdfeeder
Bird feeding isn't just a winter activity; it might surprise you to learn that even in spring, food is still scarce for our feathered friends. For directions on how to make a bird feeder for your back yard
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National Audubon Society
Find out more about birding and James John Audubon by contacting the National Audubon Society.
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Bird Feeding Basics
Do you want to know what to feed the birds that come to your backyard? Download “Bird Feeding Basics” written by Stephen W. Kress offered by the National Audubon Society by clicking here.
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Cornell University
Project Feeder Watch is a winter survey of backyard birds. From November through early April, participants periodically count birds at their backyard feeders. "FeederWatch data help scientists track broad scale movements of winter bird populations and long-term trends in bird distribution and abundance." There is still time to sign up for the 2009/2010 season, which ends on April 9. For $15 you'll get a Research Kit with instructions, bird identification poster, bird feeding guide, and tally sheet.
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Janice VanCleave
Do you have a question about science? Ask Janice VanCleve, author of more than forty books on science and science fairs. Visit her site Science for Fun.
Recommended Books
- Backyard Birds (Peterson Field Guides® for Young Naturalists)
- Author : Jonathan Latimer
- ASIN : 0395922763
- Bird Songs 2009 Wall Calendar
- Author : Les Beletsky
- ASIN : 0811864421
- Birds, Nests & Eggs (Take-Along Guides)
- Author : Mel Boring
- ASIN : 155971624X
- Everything Bird: What Kids Really Want to Know about Birds (Kids' Faqs)
- Author : Cherie Winner
- ASIN : 155971963X
- What's That Bird?: Getting to Know the Birds Around You, Coast to Coast
- Author : Joseph Choiniere
- ASIN : 1580175554
- Winged Migration
- Author :
- ASIN : B000BI5KUQ
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