1. International Migratory Bird Day 2008

2. What is HABITAT? (hab-i-tat) An area where an animal or plant finds the food, water, shelter, and living space it needs to survive.

3. Birds and Habitat All birds need habitat to survive! Food Water Shelter Space

4. Migratory Birds & Habitat Breeding: Places to nest Non-breeding: Where birds spend their time after nesting Stop-over: Resting and refueling places during migration Migratory birds need at least 3 kinds of habitat.

5. How Picky are Birds? Generalists use different habitats. Specialists depend on a few, or even just one habitat. American Robin uses forests, tundra, parks, & backyards. Black-capped Vireo depends on scrubland habitat.

6. Habitats Across the Americas Tundra Boreal Forest Riparian/Wetland Coastal Grasslands Tropical Forest

7. Tundra Almost treeless terrain Frozen soil Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

8. Who Lives in Tundra? Long-tailed Jaeger Forages in ocean Nests in Arctic tundra When Im nesting, I switch from fish to voles….yum!

9. Boreal Forest Spruce, fir, and conifer forests found in Alaska, Canada, and Russia.

10. Who Lives in Boreal Forest? Blackpoll Warbler Builds its nest in spruce trees Migrates long distances 8,000 km (4,971mi) from Alaska to Brazil

11. Riparian Vegetation found along bodies of water Cheat River, West Virginia

12. Who Lives in Riparian? Northern Shoveler Uses wetlands during breeding, non-breeding, and migration My bill helps strain food from the water.

13. Grasslands Has grasses on mostly flat terrain Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

14. Who Lives in Grasslands? Bobolink Nests on the ground Its a long way from South America - where I hang out in the winter - to the U.S.

15. Coastal Where water or land meets the sea Vieques National Wildlife Refuge, Puerto Rico La Isla Mujeres, Mexico

16. Who Lives along the Coast? Ruddy Turnstone Migrates and spends the winter along coast Ahh! Tundra is great for nesting!

17. Tropical Forest The tropics form a band around the equator. The Tropics

18. Who Lives in Tropical Forests? Bananaquit ©Anthony Jeremiah Shares habitat with migratory birds I especially like nectar and feed from as many as 50 different kinds of flowers.

19. Mangrove Forests Coastal forests found in the tropics. One of the most threatened habitats in the world.

20. Who Lives in Mangrove Forests? American Redstart Uses mangroves when not breeding. Spends most of the year in the tropics.

21. Fast Facts Nearly 5,000 bird species depend on the habitats of the Americas. The largest threat to birds is loss and degradation of habitat.

22. What You Can Do Create bird habitat on your own property Buy bird friendly products, such as shade-grown coffee Keep cats indoors

23. What You Can Do Minimize household pollution Reduce, reuse, and recycle Plant vegetation native to your area Take the bus or ride a bike

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