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Southern Oregon University

Siskiyou Environmental Education Center

The Bird Kit contains samples of birds, nests, and mounts of wing, foot, feather, and bill types.  Activities help students understand adaptations that aid bird species with differing lifestyles.  The concept of flight is analyzed, in addition to other topics such as migration and habitat.

 

Activities:                                 

  • Build a bird- activity to develop understanding of body, wing, foot, and bill types as well as habitats.
  • Fill the Bill- activity exploring bird beak adaptations
  • Migration Blues- reveals importance of adequate habitat for migrating birds
  • Flights of Fancy- examines how wing shape affects flight
  • Nature Symphony- School Yard Sound Mapping
  • The Feet Have It- activity exploring bird feet adaptations                                 

Books:

  • Nature Scope: Birds, Birds, Birds
  • Song of the Swallow
  • The Birder’s Handbook
  • Sibley’s Guide to Birds
  • Jackson County Habitats
  • plus many more

Movies:

  • Winged Migration DVD

 Resources:

  • Background information on Birds
  • Bird Slides
  • 15 Build a Bird Notebooks:
  • 12 Student Study Kits each with:
    • Bird Specimen
    • Bird Nest
    • Laminated Photo ID Card
    • Book: All the Backyard Birds
  • Common Bird Collection
  • 22 samples of nests
  • Mounts of wing types
  • Mounts of feet types
  • Mounts of bill types

Various other Bird Kit resources