Birds of the Earth By: Jennifer Gossard
Mar 31, 2015
Birds of the Earth
By: Jennifer Gossard
What do you want to learn first today?
Characteristics of birds in your
backyard
Characteristics of birds in the United
States
Characteristics of birds in other countries
Characteristics of Birds
size habitat
color instincts
There are many different kinds of birds that live on planet Earth. The size, color, structure, and
characteristics vary from bird to bird. Now let’s learn the
differences!Directions:oRead through all the information given on the different birds.oYou can look over this until you feel you know the characteristics of the birds.
Birds in your backyard
CardinalsHummingbirdsBarn OwlsVulturesGeese
Birds in the U.S.
Mourning DoveDowny WoodpeckerDark-eyed Junco
Birds around the world
ParrotsFlamingoCockatoo
Birds in my Backyard
Cardinal
Color: female- grayish with red male-bright red with blackSize: medium
Have a red billIndiana state birdLive in the Northeast
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Hummingbird
Color: gray, metallic green, blackSize: small
Have long, thin billsAble to fly backwardsLive everywhere, but usually in warm places, such as rainforests.
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Barn Owl
Color: brown, tan with whiteSize: medium sized owl
Able to rotate head 180 degreesNocturnalHunt prey such as mice, all rodents, and snakesLive in forests and sometimes deserts and tropics
Vulture
Color: gray, black, white, brownSize: large
Bald headEat dead animalsLive everywhere
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Goose
Color: gray, black, whiteSize: medium-large
Known for migration patternsLive from the tundra to the Gulf Coast and in urban areas.
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Birds in the United States
Mourning Dove
Color: light brownSize: medium
Long, pointed tailLive in deserts to forests and farm lands to inner cities
Downy Woodpecker
Color: black and whiteSize: small
Small, pointed billLive in wilderness forests to urban backyards
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Dark-eyed Junco
Color: gray, brown, blackSize: medium
Winter birdLive in higher altitudes and the west
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Birds around the World
Parrot
Color: bright colorsSize: vary
Strong, curved billExtremely intelligentLive in warm, tropical areas
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Flamingo
Color: pink, red, whiteSize: large
Long legsLive in tropical and subtropical areas
Back to question 10.
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1.
Cockatoo
Color: whiteSize: large
2 forward toes and 2 backward toesLive in tropical areas, especially Australia
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Time to see what you’ve learned…
Quiz Directions:
oRead each question carefullyoAnswer the questions to the best of your ability
If you answer the question incorrectly, you will be sent back to previous slides to review and answer the question again.
oGood Luck!
1. Where are flamingos usually found?
Tropical areas
Forests
Subtropical areas
Both A and C
You’re off to a good start
Next Question
Not Quite
Try Again after reviewing
2. What color are cardinals?
red
black
brown
pink
Wonderful!Keep up the good
work
Next Question
Look at the cardinal slide and try again
3. What size are vultures?
small
medium
large
Good Job!
Next Question
Try Again
4. How many toes does a cockatoo have on each foot?
3
4
5
Marvelous!
Next Question
Review the cockatoo slide again
5. What is unique about the hummingbird?
It’s small
Its long beak
Its color
You know what you’re talking about!
Next Question
Need a little more studying?
6. Parrots are extremely intelligent.
True
False
Correct!
Next Question
Oops!Try Again
7. Dark-eyed Juncos usually live in the…
Higher altitudes
Lower altitudes
You were definitely paying attention.
Good Job!
Next Question
Look Again
Back to the Dark-eyed Junco slide
8. What are geese known for?
Being loud
Living in the tundra
migration
Next Question
Not Quite, try again
9. What size are woodpeckers?
small
medium
large
Fabulous!Next Question
Try a little review
10. Which bird is not found in Indiana?
Barn Owl
Cardinal
Vulture
Flamingo
That’s an A+ answer
Want to know how you did?
Oops! Try
again
Great Job!
10 correct: You’re practically a bird yourself
7 correct: You know a lot about birds
4 or less correct: Review Time
Resources
http://www.rondayphotography.com/Northern-Cardinal-male-R.jpg
http://www.hummingbirdattraction.com/Hummingbird%20iStock_000002142349XSmall.jpg
http://www.sentex.net/~tntcomm/kwfn/barnowl1.jpghttp://www.haryana-online.com/images/Birds/Szabolcs/Red-headed_vulture.jpg
http://www.nysite.com/nature/fauna/page/goose1.jpg
http://files.myopera.com/Dudley/albums/28618/Dove5865wb.jpg
http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=5215&rendTypeId=4
http://sdakotabirds.com/species/photos/dark_eyed_junco_ww.jpg
http://www.breakers.com/media/parrot.jpg
http://www.abilenetx.com/Zoo/images/GreaterFlamingo.jpg
http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/images/troprain/cockatoo_8376.jpg
Continued…
http://staffwww.fullcoll.edu/tmorris/elements_of_ecology/images/hummingbird.jpg
http://www.harunyahya.com/kids/pictures/wallpaper1024/parrot.jpg
http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/IMAGES/Virginia/cardinal_byOwnby1.jpg
http://giclone.com/pics/parrot_heada.jpg
http://www.rainforestinn.com/images/birds/Puerto_Rican_parrot.jpg
http://www.dereila.ca/na_nature/Dark%20Eyed%20Junco3.jpg
http://www.mass.gov/envir/forest/images/multiLayerForest.jpg
http://i1.treknature.com/photos/601/cardinal_in_snow_filtered.jpg
http://www.leadershipi2i.com/images/p_geese_inside.gif
http://www.ardgrain.co.uk/images/barn%20owl%20flying.jpg
http://www.metatech.org/Images/cockatoo.jpg
http://hoglezoo.org/animal.photos/mourning.dove.jpg