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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




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?



• Most birdwatchers find birds by hearing them first.

• You can learn to identify birds by sound, too!



Here are 10 common birds found in the southwestern U.S.



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.



Example: Red-tailed Hawk

Write on your paper something like: “Raspy Scream”



Example Quiz:Which Bird Do you Hear?

A. Yellow-beak Bluebird

B. Red-tailed Hawk

C. Roadrunner



We will learn all 10 birds and their songs then have the quiz.



Killdeer



Mourning Dove



Anna’s Hummingbird



Gila Woodpecker



Northern Mockingbird



Curve-billed Thrasher



Great-tailed Grackle



House Finch



House Sparrow



Ready for the Quiz?

Listen to the bird song and select the correct answer from the choices given.

Use your notes to help!



A. Northern Mockingbird

B. House Finch C. Great-tailed

Grackle

Bird Song 1 Which bird do you hear?



A. Gila Woodpecker

B. House Sparrow C. Curve-billed Thrasher




A. House Sparrow B. Killdeer C. Mourning Dove




B. Anna’s Hummingbird

C. Red-tailed Hawk


A. Gila Woodpecker



A. Killdeer B. House Finch C. Curve-billed Thrasher




B. Curve-billed Thrasher

A. House Sparrow C. Red-tailed Hawk




C. Great-tailed Grackle

A. Anna’s Hummingbird

B. Northern Mockingbird




A. Northern Mockingbird


C. Red-tailed Hawk




B. Great-tailed Grackle

A. Gila Woodpecker


C. Red-tailed Hawk



A. House Sparrow C. Killdeer





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?



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?



Learn More

For more classroom activities please contact:

Cathy Wise (602) 468-6470, [email protected]

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/


http://askabiologist.asu.edu/birdsongs


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


http://askabiologist.asu.edu/pages/permissions.php


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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