ListeningBingoAWorksheetbyGoldenGateAudubonSociety

Takeawalkonyourstreetorinapark.Checkoffeachsoundthatyouhear.Itdoesn’t

countifyouseeitbutdon’thearit!Sometimesithelpstocloseyoureyesandsitquietly.

Youcanalsomakeaconeshapewithyourhandtohelpyouhearbetter.

Aboutbirdsounds:

Differentspecies(kinds)ofbirdsmakedifferentsounds.Evenasinglebirdcanmake

differentkindsofsoundsdependingonwhatit’stryingtosay—forinstancewhetherit’s

tryingtoattractamate,warnotherbirdsaboutdanger,oraskitsparentsforfood.

Listenfordifferentkindsofbirdsounds.Someareshortsinglenotes.Othersarelong

complexmelodies.Ducksquack,songbirdssuchasrobinsandfinchessing,andcrows

giveoutaharsh“caw,”whilepigeonsanddovesgiveoutalow,vibrating“coo.”

Learnmoreaboutbirdsatallaboutbirds.orgorgoldengateaudubon.org.