Second Grade Ornithologists
Posted by Mary CurranDid you know that the male and female downy woodpecker look almost exactly alike? The main difference is a small red patch on the back of the male’s head. Second graders learned this and much more about how to identify many of the common birds that can be found on the Unquowa campus. Students practiced using binoculars and field guides to identify birds at our feeding station located along the Horse Tavern Brook. They were thrilled to observe a variety of birds including white breasted nuthatches, black-capped chickadees, mourning doves, a red-bellied woodpecker and even a pair of male and female mallards swimming in the brook. In the Explorations Room, students used microscopes and hand lenses to examine the details of a feather and learned that birds have beaks adapted to the type of food they eat. In addition, they continued to hone their skills at bird identification by coloring the field marks of blue jays, cardinals and goldfinches.
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