Lots of birds are migrating. Here you can track the Ruby-throated hummingbirds as they disperse. Have the birds gotten to your state yet?
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Interview with Janice at Pioneers Park Nature Center
by The Science Mouse On April 9, 2009, I had the opportunity to interview Janice who works at the Pioneers Park Nature Center about birds. The Chet Ager building has a large viewing window with a large bird feeding station set up to watch birds. They also have some injured birds to see, including a [...]
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A day with the sandhill cranes
In late winter, sandhill cranes begin to leave their winter homes in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. They may travel as much as 350 miles a day on their way back to northern Canada where they will nest and raise their young. Theirs is a staged migration which means that they do not fly the [...]
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Robins in Crayon
by Emma, age 7
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Flyways, Highways in the Sky
by The Science Mouse When people drive long distances, we usually travel along highways and interstates. These roads are designed so that you can keep going fast for long distances because there are not many stop lights or stop signs. Ramps allow traffic to get on and off without making the other cars slow down. [...]
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Studying Migration, A History
Where do birds go in the winter? This question has been asked by a lot of people for a very, very long time. The poet Homer was one of the first people to write about bird migration over 3000 years ago. Aristotle wrote about cranes and how they traveled from the steppes of Scythia to [...]
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Flute’s Journey
Flute’s Journey: The Life of a Wood Thrush Written and Illustrated by Lynne Cherry Reviewed by Jumping Bean, age 7 This book is about a wood thrush named Flute. He got his name from children hearing his chirp that they thought sounded like a flute. In the book Flute migrates to Costa Rica and then [...]
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Building a Bottle Bird Feeder
by Building Bug One day my mom took out our wooden bird feeder. I thought I could make one out of a bottle! Here is a good way to make a bird feeder. 1. Gather supplies. You need: A plastic bottle with a cap Sharp scissors or knife A stick A rope 2. Our first [...]
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Making a birdhouse
by Bug, age 3 (with a little help from her mother) We went to Home Depot to build a birdhouse. This is how I did it. First, I opened the package. Then I hammered the side to the front of the birdhouse. Then I hammered on the other side. My brother is working on his [...]
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How to make a nesting bag
When migrating birds come back to their summer territories, they begin to build their nests for their babies. In Spring, the weather is getting warmer but it can still get very cold. The wind can also still be cold even when it is warm out. To keep warm, some kinds of birds build their nests [...]
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