What tools will you need to Celebrate Urban Birds?

•  Celebrate Urban Birds Kit
  
  The kits are free, fun, and indispensable to participation. If you are an organization or group leader, please make sure to order enough kits to distribute to the public. Kits are bilingual (English and Spanish) and  include: 

             --introductory letter with 16 drawings of focal urban birds 
             --an urban birds poster with lots of interesting information 
             --a silhouette poster with cool facts
             --a simple data form for recording your observations 
             --return envelope
             --a packet of sunflower seeds to plant in pots and gardens.

• Bird Guide
  Use this online guide to help you learn abou the 16 focal species. The bird guide includes great photos and great information. If you'd like to download a bird guide to take with you when you bird, please click here.

• Power Point Slide Shows. These slide shows will help you and your participants learn the Celebrate Urban Birds focal species:

The 15 Focal Species (East)

The 15 Focal Species (West)

 

• Celebrate Urban Birds Certificate of Appreciation
  Print this certificate to give out to students or to anyone who takes part in Celebrate Urban Birds.
  
  
• Urban gardening for birds! City residents can create quality food and water sources, shelter, and nesting sites for birds in small spaces, often at little cost.  Also find suggestions of container plants.  Find suggestions for container plants for birds.
  

• Learn more about the Celebration. See workshop videos by scientists, read articles and more. Learn about the science that drives the Celebration.
  
• Activities for groups and participating organizations. Find ideas for schools and youth groups, libraries, nature centers, community gardens, homeschools and more.
  

  Explore textile collages

  
  
• Arts activities for groups. Explore textile collages, cardboard art, photography and more. Use the arts to create closer connections with the outdoors.
  
• Learn how to Help Birds. Read articles about urban greening, how to attract birds, threats to birds in cities, and much more.
  
  
• Learn more about ornithologists and other staff at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. How did you fall in love with birds? See short videos of people  who chose careers that focus on birds and nature talking about how they first got hooked! Meet scientists, sound archivists, communication/designers, and more.



Spectrogram Mourning Dove

• Explore Sound
  --See a lesson plan by Colleen McLinn, from Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds and get close and personal with bird sounds.
  --Learn more about identifying birds: take the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Bird Quiz!
  --Learn about Urban Bird Sounds Project a project led by youth. Download podcasts by youth from
  
  
  
• Promote your event. Download press releases, flyers, photos, and ideas for promoting your Celebrate Urban Birds event!
  
• Download our Children's Book Recommendations. For more Recommended books click here. Discover books that will help you learn more about urban birds and relevant conservation issues.
• For stories and pictures about urban birds from around the country, check out Participant Stories.  
• Link to us! Put a Celebrate Urban Birds link on your page.