Bluebirds Project - All about Birds Exercise

There are more than 10,000 different kinds of birds in the world. Canada and the United States have more than 900 species of birds. Birds belong to the class Aves. Animals in this class have several things in common. Introduction to Bird Species and Ornithology. Birding.com

1. What makes a bird - a bird? What characteristics do all birds have in common?

2. Bluebirds belong to the Order - Passeriformes.

What traits do Passeriformes have in common?

3. There are over 60 Families in the Order - Passeriformes!

Which Family do bluebirds belong to?

4. Name another bird, that is found in your state,
that belongs to the same bird family as Bluebirds.

5. Use this resource to write 4 tips on identifying a Bluebird.

6. Read this article about bird wings titled Not Perfect .

Which kind of wing do bluebirds have?

7. How does preening help birds survive? Read Lube Job to learn an answer.

8. Read this article called Bills, Bills, Bills. Which kind of bird bill do Bluebirds have?

9. How do birds deal with damaged feathers? Read - Worn Out

Fly farther by learning about feathers.

Decide. Which is a better insulator feathers or skin?

Complete a Frayer Model about Birds - doc. | pdf

Learn more: Variation - grouping things

NPWRC - Bluebirds

Printer sheet: PDF | doc.

BirdSleuth: Investigating Evidence - free materials from Cornell University

Oviparous Frayer worksheet doc | pdf

Save a tree - use a Digital Answer Format - Highlight the text. Copy it. Paste it in a word processing document. Save the document in your folder. Answer on the word processing document. Save frequently as you work. Be sure to enter your name and the date in a document header. Submit the digital document.