Bird Nature Study. This pdf file contains nature study printables to use with your children for a bird study. The set contains:

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1 Bird Nature Study This pdf file contains nature study printables to use with your children for a bird study. The set contains: Nature walk counting sheet - mark a tally every time you see one of the birds on the sheet Feeder frenzy counting - mark a tally when you see a bird at your feeder Bird scavenger hunt - for younger children, take this scavenger hunt sheet on a nature walk or when watching the feeder Bird observation sheet - record data and information on a variety of birds. There is a blank one at the end for other species, but sheets are included for 12 varieties: robin, cardinal, goldfinch, wren, pigeon, oriole, hummingbird, woodpecker, nuthatch, blue jay, Eastern blue bird, and mockingbird Label the parts of a bird Story writing prompt - write a short story using four of the words provided Poem and coloring page based on a Mother Goose rhyme If you would like to share, please share a link to my blog or to the page that hosts these files. Please do not link directly to just the PDF files (the link you are at now). Please feel free to print this pdf file for your own personal use. They were created for private and nonprofit use. Please do not sell or host these files anywhere else. Created by April 2014 Clip art used pdclipart.org and Microsoft Office

2 Nature Walk Counting Take a walk and make a tally mark every time you see one of the birds below. Keep track for 30 minutes. Which one did you see the most? Does the time of day make a difference? Robin Cardinal Wren Total Total Total: Blue Jay Eastern Bluebird Nuthatch Total Total Total Woodpecker Chickadee Goldfinch Total Total Total Other: Other: Other: Total Total Total

3 Feeder Frenzy Take a walk and make a tally mark every time you see one of the birds below. Keep track for 30 minutes. Which one did you see the most? Does the time of day make a difference? Robin Cardinal Wren Total Total Total: Blue Jay Eastern Bluebird Nuthatch Total Total Total Woodpecker Chickadee Goldfinch Total Total Total Other: Other: Other: Total Total Total

4 My Bird Scavenger Hunt How many of these birds can you find either on a nature walk or looking outside the window?

5 Bird Ne: What I noticed about the robin

6 Bird Ne: What I noticed about the cardinal

7 Bird Ne: What I noticed about the woodpecker

8 Bird Ne: What I noticed about the goldfinch

9 Bird Ne: What I noticed about the nuthatch

10 Bird Ne: What I noticed about the blue jay

11 Bird Ne: What I noticed about the Eastern blue bird

12 Bird Ne: What I noticed about the oriole

13 Bird Ne: What I noticed about the pigeon

14 Bird Ne: What I noticed about the wren

15 Bird Ne: What I noticed about the hummingbird

16 Bird Ne: What I noticed about the mockingbird

17 Bird Ne: Location of bird: a picture or drawing of this bird What I noticed about this bird

18 Label the Bird Fill in the correct words in the blanks below. tail beak wing feet

19 Time to write! Pick FOUR of the below words and write a short story about your favorite bird. Illustrate your story above. beak wing feeder nest eggs feathers danger fly song tweet branch ///////////////////////// ///////////////////////// ///////////////////////// ///////////////////////// ///////////////////////// /////////////////////////

20 The Little Bird a Mother Goose rhyme Once I saw a little bird Come hop, hop, hop; So I cried, Little bird, Will you stop, stop, stop? And was going to the window To say How do you do? But he shook his little tail, And far away he flew.

21 This project was inspired by the Faith That Sticks sticker pack God s Beautiful Birds from Tyndale. The stickers feature nine different birds that are focused on in this nature study pack and were a fun addition to our nature study. Additional suggestions for using the stickers include: Using two sheets to create a matching ge. Simply cut 18 3x3 squares of cardstock and put a sticker on each piece. Then have fun matching them up. Use the stickers as a guide and have your child sketch their own image of the bird. These stickers have some great colors that are eye-catching! Write a story using the stickers. Have your child write their own story picking 2 or 3 of the stickers or have them dictate one to you. Make some fun spring cards using the beautiful birds and let your child create a scene to put the birds into! For older children, put each of the 9 stickers onto a 3x3 cardstock square and let them practice alphabetizing the birds. Make popsicle stick puppets with each of the bird stickers. Create a simple windsock and use the stickers to decorate. The stickers are light enough that they won t add extra weight to the windsock. Make a fun bracelet with a few of the stickers and wear it on a nature walk. See what birds you find as you walk along!