What makes a bird different from all other animals?

What makes a bird different from all other animals?

FEATHERS!

• Soft down feathers keep them warm

• Wing feathers allow them to fly

• Tail feathers are used for steering

• Camouflage

Why are birds important?

Why are birds important?

• Spread seeds, berries, and fruit from trees and flowers

• Pollinate flowers

• Eat pests like insects and mice

• Keep our forests, parks, streets and rivers clean

What do birds need?

Birds need…

Food

Shelter

Water

What do some birds do every year to find food,

water, and shelter?

Migrate!

• Migration is the seasonal movement of birds

Taking long trips…

We need a break!

• Rest• Eat• Drink

Packing for the trip

• Birds pack up to 50% of their body weight to get ready for their trip!

Why do birds migrate?

Birds migrate for…

• Food• Family• Some birds that migrate are:

– Robins– Hummingbirds

Do all birds migrate?

Not all birds migrate

• Some non-migrating birds:– American goldfinch– Cardinal– Carolina wren

We can help birds!

Food

Shelter

Water

Hillsboro Elementary’sWildlife Refueling Station

is for the birds!

Kindergarten’s Class Bird is…

The American Goldfinch!

• The American Goldfinchsheds off all of its featherstwice in a single year

 • These Goldfinches are

acrobatic because they can eat upside down and right side up

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First Grade’s Class Bird is…

The American Robin!

• It is nick named ‘RobinRedbreast’

• It is one of the first birdspecies to lay eggs

• Robins usually feed inflocks for protection fromhawks, cats, and snakes

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Second Grade’s Class Bird is…

The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird!

• These birds weigh about3 grams—about thesame weight as a penny

• They eat about every10 minutes, slurpingdown twice their bodyweight in nectar every day

• The ruby-throated hummingbird migrates non-stop twice each year

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Third Grade’s Class Bird is…

The Carolina Wren!

• Carolina wrens arenoted for their loudand beautiful song

• They don’t migrate• They eat berries, fruit,

bugs, and sometimes small lizards or tree frogs

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Fourth Grade’s Class Bird is…

The Eastern Bluebird!

• They eat insects and fruit, and sometimes shrews, salamanders, snakes, lizards, and tree frogs

• Bluebirds can sight their tiny prey items from 60 feet or more away

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Fifth Grade’s Class Bird is…

The Cardinal!

• Cardinals are also known as red birds and Virginia nightingales.

• They don’t migrate and are usually found in open woodland areas

• Cardinals have distinctive crests atop their heads and a thick, pointed bill, which begins black and turns red with age.

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Name two ways that birdshelp us and the environment.

Birds help us and the environment by…

• Spreading seeds to help plants grow• Pollinating plants and flowers• Eating pests like insects and mice• Cleaning up by eating dead animals

Thank you!