2. Birds

3. I. Bird Characteristics 1. forelimbs modified into wings 2. hindlimbs modified for swimming, walking or perching. 3. Feathers 4. Warmblooded

4. More 5. four chambered heart 6. legs with claws and scales 7. no teeth 8. thin, hollow bones 9. many bones fused together

5. More 10. air sacs for extra oxygen while flying 11. excellent sight and sense of balance 12. lay hardshelled eggs 13. large pectoral muscles 14. molt (shed) feathers

6. II. Bird Diversity 1. vertebrate class Aves 2. 27 orders 3. 165 families 4. 8700 species 5. 383 species observed in Ks (half national total)

7. More 6. 149 species are transients 7. 234 are residents all or part of the year (55 perm, 127 summer, 53 winter) 8. 20 of the orders are found in Ks.

8. III. Bird Adaptations 1. different types of feathers; flight, down, contour and tail 2. Feathers;camouflage, attract mate, insulate, waterproof, streamline, acting like ears (owls)

9. More 3.nests –wide variety of styles, sizes and sites 4.number of eggs varies, care of young is precocial or altricial 5. most vocalize to mark territory and/or attract a mate

10. More 6.excellent sight, poor smell and variable hearing 7. beaks and feet modified for many different uses, see next slides Last, a vocabulary list

11. Vocabulary Altricial Arboreal Carnivorous Crepuscular Diurnal Gregarious Herbivorous Nocturnal Ornithology Piscivorous Precocial Solitary Terrestrial

14. Beaks Ducks: sieve-like bill edge strains out water plants and animals Woodpecker: hard, sharp chisel mounted on extra-thick skull.

15. More beaks Herons: long neck and bill are spring- loaded spear Warblers: precision tool picks small insects off trees

16. Finches (Cardinal):seedeaters are equipped with a nutcracker Hummingbird: long thin tube dips deep into flowers for nectar Hawks: strongly hooked bill tears prey apart.

22. HOURS – Dec. 13 th

23. KU Museum of Natural History Floors of the Museum Directions

24. Squaw Creek NWR

25. 4 hours credit for next three weekends only (Lots of pics)