Bird Watching and Bird Calls

First steps Identifying a bird is a process of elimination. The first category of field marks I consider is habitat A Habitat is a special environment with its own distinctive vegetation, landforms, or climate.

Habitat There are five major categories which are then broken down into smaller groups. Those major groups are Salt water, Fresh water, forests, open areas, and urban and residential areas.

Open areas Open areas can be divided into Open country, grasslands, and groves Deserts and sagebrush plains Mountain cliffs, gorges, and mesas Apline tundra and meadows

Size The next feature to focus on is size There are seven sizes very small sparrow-sized Robin-sized Pigeon-sized crow-sized goose-sized very large

Behavior Behavior is the next feature There are a lot of things you can tell about a bird from its behavior Some of the things you can look for are its behavior On or near water flying above water on ground, bushes, and trees or Flight Behavior

Other Characteristics Besides habitat and behavior you can also use Shape and posture Color and Voice But we will examine this by trial and error

How we will study birds For each of the birds we study you will have to fill in a bird identification form You must complete the Latin name Id tips Migration Status Breeding Habitat

How we will study birds You must also complete the Nest Location Nest Type Clutch Size Length of Incubation Days to Fledge Number of Broods Diet a Cool Fact and a Visual Description

Blue Heron

Morning Dove

Great Horned Owl

Barred Owl

Common Barn Owl

Carolina Cickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Downy Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

White-breasted Nuthatch

Carolina Wren

American Robin

Red-winged Blackbird

American Crow

Blue Jay

Loggerhead Shrike

Northern Cardinal

American Goldfinch

House Finch

House Sparrow

Yellow-rumped Warbler

European Starling

Ruby Throated Humming Bird

Eastern Towhee

Northern Mocking Bird