II BIRD SOUNDS Lesson activity based on the ASU AskaBiologist virtual aviary Science Takes Wing Lesson II BIRD SOUNDS Birds sing to attract mates and announce their territories ID: 660581
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Lesson activity based on the
ASU Ask-a-Biologist virtual aviary
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Birds “sing” to attract mates and announce their territories.
Birds “call” in alarm, or to announce food.
Each Bird species has its own song and call.
Did you know?Slide4
Most birdwatchers find birds by hearing them first.You can learn to identify birds by sound, too!Slide5
Here are 10 common birds found in the southwestern U.S.Slide6
Learning Bird SoundsListen to each bird’s sound and make notes about what you hear.
Is the sound sweet, raspy, fast, slow?
Use your notes to answer quiz questions.Slide7
Example: Red-tailed Hawk
Write on your paper something like: “Raspy Scream”Slide8
Example Quiz:
Which Bird Do you Hear?
Yellow-beak Bluebird
Red-tailed Hawk
C. RoadrunnerSlide9
We will learn all 10 birds and their songs
then have the quiz.Slide10
KilldeerSlide11
Mourning DoveSlide12
Anna’s HummingbirdSlide13
Gila WoodpeckerSlide14
Northern MockingbirdSlide15
Curve-billed ThrasherSlide16
Great-tailed GrackleSlide17
House FinchSlide18
House SparrowSlide19
Ready for the Quiz?
Listen to the bird song and
select the correct answer
from the choices given.
Use your notes to help!Slide20
Northern Mockingbird
B. House Finch
C. Great-tailed Grackle
Bird Song 1
Which bird do you hear?Slide21
Gila Woodpecker
B. House Sparrow
Curve-billed Thrasher
Bird Song 2
Which bird do you hear?Slide22
A. House Sparrow
B. Killdeer
C. Mourning Dove
Bird Song 3
Which bird do you hear?Slide23
Anna’s Hummingbird
Red-tailed Hawk
Bird Song 4
Which bird do you hear?
Gila WoodpeckerSlide24
A. Killdeer
B. House Finch
Curve-billed Thrasher
Bird Song 5
Which bird do you hear?Slide25
Curve-billed Thrasher
A. House Sparrow
Red-tailed Hawk
Bird Song 6
Which bird do you hear?Slide26
Great-tailed Grackle
Anna’s Hummingbird
Northern Mockingbird
Bird Song 7
Which bird do you hear?Slide27
Northern Mockingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Red-tailed Hawk
Bird Song 8
Which bird do you hear?Slide28
Great-tailed Grackle
Gila Woodpecker
Bird Song 9
Which bird do you hear?
Red-tailed HawkSlide29
A. House Sparrow
C. Killdeer
Bird Song 10
Which bird do you hear?
Anna’s HummingbirdSlide30
Correct Your Quiz B. House Finch
C. Curve-billed Thrasher
C. Mourning Dove
B. Anna’s HummingbirdA. KilldeerC. Red-tailed HawkC. Great-tailed GrackleA. Northern MockingbirdA. Gila WoodpeckerA. House Sparrow
How did you do?Slide31
Try Listening Outside Explore bird sounds outdoors by sitting quietly and listening for 10 minutes. How many different bird songs or calls do you hear?
Try this activity at different times of day. When do you hear the most? Why?Slide32
Learn More
For more classroom activities please contact:
Cathy Wise (602) 468-6470, cwise@audubon.org
Want to hear more bird songs?
Visit the virtual aviary at the Ask-a-Biologist web site to
listen and learn more about
birds in the southwest..
http://askabiologist.asu.edu/birdsongs/Slide33
Bird Photograph Credits:
Red-tailed Hawk, Killdeer, Curve-billed Thrasher:
Robert Shantz Mourning Dove, Great-tailed Grackle, House Finch, House Sparrow:Richard P. DunbarAnna’s Hummingbird and Gila Woodpecker: Barb Winterfield Northern Mockingbird: Richard Ditch
Acknowledgements
The Ask-a-Biologist program is supported by the ASU School of Life Sciences. All the bird recordings and photographs for this activity used with permission of Ask-a-Biologist and Birding PDA. Sharing this activity is encouraged. Please be sure to submit the permission request form so that we can track the use of materials and keep this program running.
http://askabiologist.asu.edu/pages/permissions.php
Bird Cartoons by: Sabine DevicheSlide34
AZ Science Standards Alignment, Grades 5-8
Strand 1: Inquiry Process, Concept 1-3 *
Strand 4: Life Science, Concept 4*
* Performance objectives vary by grade
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