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Three Rivers Park District - Formerly Hennepin Parks Learn how to identify birds, why they migrate, and observe birds at the feeders.Use binoculars, field guides, and audio aids to identify birds and their http://www.threeriversparkdistrict.org/outdoor_ed/school_eastman.cfm
Extractions: Eastman School Group Programs We firmly believe that field trips to Eastman Nature Center are experiences which provide unique, personal learning opportunities, enhance classroom lessons, develop environmental awareness, and promote citizen involvement. We are delighted to work with you and to share the wonder of the natural world. To schedule a field trip, or for more information, call (763) 694-7700. Nature Detectives Eastman's forgetful squirrel has lost his prized possession! A puppet show introduces students to the park and the squirrel's predicament. On a teacher-led hike outdoors, students help find squirrel's hidden puzzle pieces and discover other exciting happenings along the trail. (preschool, fall, spring) Animals in Winter
Interpreting Bird Bands Bands are used by breeders to identify individual birds for record keeping.Imported birds must be banded to prove they passed through an authorized http://members.aol.com/pacificASC/artpg932.htm
Extractions: by Ginger Wolnik First published in The Pet Gazette, February 1993. Does your pet bird have a band around its leg? Have you ever wondered what bands mean? Well, a band can tell alot, or it might mean nothing. But if you buy a bird with no band at all, you have to trust the seller to provide you with all information about it. Bands are used by breeders to identify individual birds for record keeping. Imported birds must be banded to prove they passed through an authorized government quarantine station. In California, budgerigars (parakeets) must be banded to be sold at a pet shop. A lost pet can be positively identified if it has a numbered band. However, a band can be dangerous because a bird can snag and injure its leg. Breeders can accept an occational loss from this because of the greater benefit provided by indentifing their birds. The pet owner may not want to accept such a risk. If you decide to remove a band, it is best to have someone with experience do it because it is easy to injure the bird's leg. Your veterinarian can do this as part of a checkup. If a band is removed, the pieces should be kept for reference in case the bird is ever sold. There are two types of bird bands, open and closed. Closed bands are seamless and made from steel or aluminum. They are stamped with the year the bird was hatched. They usually contain other numbers and letters that may tell you the species, the breed, the breeder, and a "serial" number that can uniquely identify that bird. Closed bands must be put on the leg of the bird when it is a chick by slipping its tiny foot through the band. The bird grows and the band cannot slip back off. The only way to remove a closed band is to cut it off, which damages the band. Be aware that it is possible for a breeder to make or custom order closed bands with any information they want. So, a closed band only proves that the bird was raised in captivity. However, closed bands are usually reliable sources of information.
Field Guides For Birders And Backyard Bird Watchers Field guides to birds books to help identify birds. Field guides are bookswhich help you to identify birds. They are not encyclopedic, http://www.wildbirdshop.com/Refuge/Bird/fieldguides.html
Extractions: Everyone who wishes to identify birds will need at least one field guide. A backyard birder who is interested only in identifying what comes to the feeder will be happy with a small guide for that purpose. Occasional birders will want a basic, regional or national field guide such as Peterson's or the National Geographic's. Advanced birders know that, to really be able to identify any bird you will need an array of guides. Traveling birders will want to pick up a birding location guide for the area they will be visiting. These guides are not for bird identification, but to help you find the good birding locations near your destination. Here is the list of what we have to offer. Click on a name and you will be magically transported to the description and ordering information for that book. Or you can just scroll down the page and find it for yourself. Field Guides for Birds Travel Guides The Sibley Guide to Birds Birder's Guide to Oregon Birds of North America - Kaufman
Bird Song It s great fun and as much a rewarding challenge to identify birds by their soundsas by their CD); Bird Song Identification Made Easy by Ernie Jardine http://www.1000plus.com/BirdSong/
Extractions: Tomm Lorenzin and BirdSong Mnemonics by Voice by Bird Here are two lists of mnemonics and other descriptions that can be used as an aid to remembering and identifying birds in the field by their songs and calls. The first list, by Voice , is sorted alphabetically by the sounds birds make. The second, by Bird , is sorted alphabetically by bird name. One can hear many more birds than one can see on most field trips. It's great fun and as much a rewarding challenge to identify birds by their sounds as by their appearance and behavior. I discovered this some years ago at the prompting of a friend, as she pointed out the White-throated Sparrow that we could hear but could not see. We chased it down until we could see it, and I have been obsessed with bird songs and calls ever since. ( Thank you, Allein Stanley! These lists do not take the place of actually hearing bird vocalizations either in the field or via the audio materials listed below. Rather, they are offered as an aid to "holding onto" a bird song or call heard in the field until you can use an audio guide for a positive identification or confirmation. Better yet, chase down your subject, if possible, to see what bird is making the sound you're hearing. That - for me - is the very best way to learn and remember what birds make what sounds. I also find that the more I use mnemonics to characterize bird vocalizations, the more songs and calls I actually hear in the outdoors. Ergo, the more familiar I become with the sounds birds make, the more often I can identify from memory birds I can hear but cannot see. The key here is "
Distance Learning (online) Courses: Bird Behaviour At the end of the course, you should be able to identify birds confidently, It is vital that you begin to identify bird behaviour issues and concepts. http://www.education.ex.ac.uk/dll/details.php?code=LLN2032
Quick Bird Identification At WildBirds.com Quick identification tips help you name the wild bird in your yard or at yourfeeder. Learn all about these tips and tricks here at WildBirds.com. http://www.wildbirds.com/identify_quick.htm
Extractions: Learning to identify birds is easy if you become familiar with the birds in your yard. As you get better at bird identification, you can expand to birds in your home town. A field guide will help you attach a name to the birds you see. Field guides are books with pictures and descriptions of the birds. A field guide typically shows birds of just one country or even one part of a country. Here are some tips to make identifying birds easier. First ask "How big is the bird?" Is it as big as a sparrow, a robin, a pigeon, a chicken or an ostrich? Is the bird fat or skinny, long or short. Look at each part of the bird. Is its bill short or long, thick or thin, curved or straight? How about the tail? What shape is it? Is it forked? Are the bird's wings pointed or curved, long or short? After you do all this then notice the main colors of the bird. This sounds crazy, but it works. If you do not believe it, turn to the Roadside silhouettes inside the front cover of your Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Birds or Western Birds. With practice, you will be able to recognize all these birds just by their silhouette. If you don't have a Peterson Field Guide yet, we will wait here while you go order one.
Identify That Bird - ID Tips And Information Identification help, tips, anatomy and behavior information, bird photos, fieldguide info and more. http://birding.about.com/msubmenu47.htm
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Federation Of Alberta Naturalists FAN Improving your bird identification skills 7. Atlasser tax receipt form. 8.Atlasser Recognition Program 2003. 9. Other ways to get Involved in the Atlas http://fanweb.ca/projects/bird_atlas/How to Atlas.htm
Extractions: 4. Atlassing a square ... 9. Other ways to get Involved in the Atlas 1. So you want to be a Atlasser Birding is a sport, where we enjoy the challenge of identifying birds, driven by an appreciation for the diversity of birdlife. Birders have always been a valuable resource in bird research and whether they are participating in breeding bird counts, Christmas bird counts or a bird atlas project, they contribute to a working knowledge of bird management and research. As an Atlasser, your birding skills can help us build on the knowledge and understanding of birds that is critical for the maintenance of healthy populations.
