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Educators' Guide to Bird Study

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Feeding Birds

Bird ID

Online Bird Guide
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Bird Topography

Fun With Birds

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Feeding Birds

Getting Started -- how to start setting up a feeder area.
Bird Feeders -- an overview of bird feeders.
Feeder Types -- choose the type of feeder best suited to your conditions.
Make Feeders -- an overview of homemade feeders and feeder plans.
What to Feed -- different birds have different tastes and needs.
Seed Preferences -- what each bird loves best.
Seed Types -- a shopping guide.
Feeding Challenges -- how to handle pests and predators.
Landscaping -- plan your plantings to help maximize your birds, and their enjoyment of your feeder area.
Plant Types -- seven types of plants for bird habitat.
Schoolyard Tips -- how to make sure that your school feeder attracts birds.
Feeding Myths -- common misconceptions about bird feeding.
No Birds -- what to do if no birds show up.
Bird Diseases -- how to identify and report diseased birds.

Bird ID

Online Bird Guide -- includes sound clips of songs and calls; illustrations to help you learn field marks; text describing habitat, food preferences, breeding behavior, and identification tips; and range maps showing where each species occurs.
Bird ID Challenges -- identification hints for groups of species that can be difficult to tell apart, as well as hints on a variety of other challenges in bird identification.
Bird Topography-- correct terminology for describing the parts of a bird.

Fun with Birds

Online Bird Cams -- list of links where you can view birds in their habitat.