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Bird Relay

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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Bird Relay!

FLY Wild! Demonstration
Photo by Shajal1 (updating my contact )
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Objectives

  • Explain how parent birds feed their young
  • Define brood
  • Define nestling
  • Explain the difficulty parents face to care for their babies
Photo by Ryan Vaarsi
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content knowledge

Photo by coloneljohnbritt
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for birds, feeding is a full time job

it requires perserveance and team work
Photo by coloneljohnbritt
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after baby birds hatch,

they are essentially helpless
Photo by coloneljohnbritt
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birds need to do more than

just feed their young
Photo by coloneljohnbritt
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parents need to remain

"on-call" to provide warmth + care
Photo by coloneljohnbritt
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they also keep their nests clean

and protect their young from predators
Photo by coloneljohnbritt
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materials needed

  • two long tables
  • on straw/spoon per team
  • two buckets/containers per team
  • timer
Photo by birdsaspoetry
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food for the brood

poem
Photo by Mark Philpott
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whether you're a mama bird

or a papa bird
Photo by Mark Philpott
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TAKING CARE OF THE BROOD

IS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE ON
Photo by Mark Philpott
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taking off into the world

to feed your young
Photo by Mark Philpott
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THEN BACK TO THE NESTLING

IS A DIFFICULT TASK TO DO
Photo by Mark Philpott
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fear not! Take flight!

your young will grow strong
Photo by Mark Philpott
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Are you my mother? + Housing

Literature books used
Photo by Open Gate Farm
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procedures:

Photo by archer10 (Dennis) REPOSTING
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prepare the setting!

decorate each teams' nest
Photo by archer10 (Dennis) REPOSTING
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place one empty container

at the nest of each team
Photo by nosha
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place one "food source"

container at the other end of the table
Photo by Damian Gadal
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place transporting tool

at the nest of each team
Photo by Erik Schepers
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get ready to take flight!

Photo by Hammonton Photography
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challenge each team

to be bird parents and fill up their nest
Photo by Joe Parks
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One team member at a time, fill up your spoon with lentils at your food source

Photo by Maggie Hoffman
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Then run back to your nest to "feed your young" and hand off your spoon to the next parent.

Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region
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The team to fill up their nest the most before time runs out wins!

Photo by ADoseofShipBoy
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in addition to feeding their brood,

what other care do parent birds provide?
Photo by blmiers2
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how many trips do you think

it would take robins or bluejays to feed their young?
Photo by Bobolink
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what obstacles do you think

birds face when searching for food?
Photo by VinothChandar

Gianna Fogelbach