Background Information
- Birding activities for kids (all ages)
- Lifelong Learning Birding courses
- Bird Anatomy (all ages)
- How birds fly (Grades K-4) [Video]
- Bird Mystery! (Grades 5-8)
- Urban Birding by Ear
- All about woodpeckers [Podcast episode]
- Migratory Birds (Grades K-5) [Video]
- Iowa PBS Phenomena
- Guide to online birding guides
- Quail hatching video
- Warbler Guide
- What to plant to attract birds
- Project Feederwatch Citizen Science Initiative
- Hummingbird Nectar Recipe
- Prairie Rapids Audubon Society
- Find local birds (check local hotspots)
- Iowa Young Birders
- Iowa Ornithologist Union
- Bird Friendly Iowa
- Iowa-centric Birding Facebook Groups:
- Iowa Birding
- Iowa Young Birders
- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
- Iowa Bird Photography
- Owl About Iowa
- John J. Audubon's Birds of America - Each print is also available as a free high-resolution download.
Pre-Made Activities/Curriculum:
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology curriculum - click here
- Project WILD - Curriculum book
- Project WET - Curriculum book
- Various Water Rocks! activities - click here
- What makes a bird a bird - click here (accompanying teacher's guide, click here)
- Smithsonian Museum "Follow that Bird" Curriculum - click here
Supplies Available:
- Various taxidermied mounts with matching cards (Note: We will not be allowing handling of the mounts by students. The mounts can't withstand the amount of handling each year.)
- Various taxidermied specimen "parts" (i.e. feet, wings, heads, etc)
- Bird field guides
- Printed anatomy diagrams
- Binoculars
- Water Rocks! activity components (please let us know which specific activities you are looking at so we can check our supplies)
