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| There is a house finch in here somewhere! |
Today we went bird watching in 3 different locations and practiced recording our bird counts in our bird books. On all of our bird watching trips we focused on trying to see chickadees, robins, magpies, and downy woodpeckers. We also left some blank spaces to add other birds we saw.
First, we went to the Whispering Woods. We tried to find spots to sit or stand to do a stationary bird count. We saw a lot of chickadees! We also saw magpies, robins, downy woodpeckers, a hawk, and some sparrows (we think!). Next we went down the green belt and did a traveling bird count. We saw a lot of robins and also chickadees, but when we came back to the school and looked closely at our bird guide we realized some of the chickadees might have actually been nuthatches...oops! We also saw some gulls, 2 mallard ducks, and lots of house finches! Finally we went to Barrett Park to do another stationary bird count. We could hear lots of birds in the park, but it was more difficult to see them. We think that some of the birds were in the backyards that surround the park and were hidden by the tall bushes.
After each bird watching session we came inside and shared our findings at the carpet. Next week will try to enter our information into eBird. If you still don't have your eBird account please try to set it up this weekend. Remember, your email password is the same as your password for logging in to the computers and into google docs.
Have a great weekend!
Our helper on Monday is: Joachim
