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Science Takes Wing - Lesson II - BIRD SOUNDS
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Lesson activity based on the
ASU Ask-a-Biologist virtual aviary
Science Takes Wing - Lesson II - BIRD SOUNDS
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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?
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• Most birdwatchers find birds by hearing them first.
• You can learn to identify birds by sound, too!
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Here are 10 common birds found in the southwestern U.S.
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Learning Bird Sounds
Listen 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.
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Example: Red-tailed Hawk
Write on your paper something like: “Raspy Scream”
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Example Quiz:Which Bird Do you Hear?
A. Yellow-beak Bluebird
B. Red-tailed Hawk
C. Roadrunner
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We will learn all 10 birds and their songs then have the quiz.
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Ready for the Quiz?
Listen to the bird song and select the correct answer from the choices given.
Use your notes to help!
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A. Northern Mockingbird
B. House Finch C. Great-tailed
Grackle
Bird Song 1 Which bird do you hear?
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A. Gila Woodpecker
B. House Sparrow C. Curve-billed Thrasher
Bird Song 2 Which bird do you hear?
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A. House Sparrow B. Killdeer C. Mourning Dove
Bird Song 3 Which bird do you hear?
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B. Anna’s Hummingbird
C. Red-tailed Hawk
Bird Song 4 Which bird do you hear?
A. Gila Woodpecker
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A. Killdeer B. House Finch C. Curve-billed Thrasher
Bird Song 5 Which bird do you hear?
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B. Curve-billed Thrasher
A. House Sparrow C. Red-tailed Hawk
Bird Song 6 Which bird do you hear?
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C. Great-tailed Grackle
A. Anna’s Hummingbird
B. Northern Mockingbird
Bird Song 7 Which bird do you hear?
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A. Northern Mockingbird
B. Anna’s Hummingbird
C. Red-tailed Hawk
Bird Song 8 Which bird do you hear?
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B. Great-tailed Grackle
A. Gila Woodpecker
Bird Song 9 Which bird do you hear?
C. Red-tailed Hawk
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A. House Sparrow C. Killdeer
Bird Song 10 Which bird do you hear?
B. Anna’s Hummingbird
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Correct Your Quiz 1. B. House Finch
2. C. Curve-billed Thrasher
3. C. Mourning Dove
4. B. Anna’s Hummingbird
5. A. Killdeer
6. C. Red-tailed Hawk
7. C. Great-tailed Grackle
8. A. Northern Mockingbird
9. A. Gila Woodpecker
10. A. House Sparrow How did you do?
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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?
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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/
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Bird Photograph Credits:
Red-tailed Hawk, Killdeer, Curve-billed Thrasher: Robert Shantz
Mourning Dove, Great-tailed Grackle, House Finch, House Sparrow:Richard P. Dunbar
Anna’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 Deviche
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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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