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June 22, 1999

Research

Number of Birds Visiting Different Kinds of Fruit by Johnathan

Average Number of Times Each Kind of Seed was Visited First by Andrew

Projects

Projects by Mrs. Heintzelman's class

Species Account

The Nighthawk by Ryan

Artwork

Hummingbird by Savannah

Articles

Final FeederWatch Thoughts by Mrs. Hughes' class

 

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Hummingbird

By Savannah
Terry Sams’ class
Piedmont Elementary School
Dandridge, TN
Grade 4

Savannah's Hummingbird (32618 bytes)

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Number of Birds Visiting
Different Kinds of Fruit

by Johnathan
Ms. Parrott’s class
Bayshore Elementary School
North Fort Myers, FL
Grade 5

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The Nighthawk

By Ryan
Ms. Parrott’s class
Bayshore Elementary School
North Fort Myers, FL
Grade 5


Its habitat is in rocky places and in farm fields. When the sun falls the Common Nighthawk will take off. Then it will zigzag until it catches some insects. Then it will feed the caught insects to the young.

The Common Nighthawk’s weight is 2.5-2.75.oz. The length is 9-9.5’’ and the wing span is 21.5-26’’.

The Common Nighthawk’s diet is flying insects.

The life span is up to six years.

The breeding season is March through August. The nighthawks number of eggs is 2.The Night Hawk breeds in North and Central (America Sub-Arctic Canada to Panama, the Bahamas and Greater Antilles),winters in South America (Colombia to northern Argentina.)

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Average Number of Times
Each Kind of Seed was Visited First

By Andrew
Ms. Parrott’s class
Bayshore Elementary School
North Fort Myers, FL
Grade 5

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FeederWatch Research

I put 3 different kinds of seed in 3 like dishes, and to control variables, I switched them around every 30 minutes.
I watched the feeder for 2 days and counted the birds and what dish they went to first.

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Mrs. Heintzelman's 5th Grade Class

Mrs. Heintzelman’s class
Selinsgrove Area Intermediate School
Selinsgrove, PA
Grade 5

Hi! We are section 5-8 from Mrs. Heintzelman's fifth grade at the Selinsgrove Area Intermediate School. As our final activity for Classroom Feederwatch we did bird projects and had a bird fair.
Pictured below are two examples of the bird projects.

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American Kestrel

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Cedar Waxwing


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Final FeederWatch Thoughts

By Mrs. Hughes' class
Salford Hills Elementary School
Harleysville, PA
Grade 2

The thing I liked best in FeederWatch was trying to identify the birds. We observed the Mourning Dove. It mostly stays on the ground. When someone comes, the birds fly to the bushes.
By Jessica


In FeederWatch I learned about birds. We identified 23 different birds. Our newest bird was the  Red-winged Blackbird. Our first bird was the House Sparrow. We saw some unexpected birds like the Chipping Sparrow, the White-throated Sparrow, the Hairy Woodpecker and the American Robin.
By Matt


I learned about the down feathers and the contour feathers.
I had a great time participating in FeederWatch.
I saw the Blue Jay and it had black eyes.
By Chelsea


My favorite part about FeederWatch was watching the birds.
I observed that the Dark-eyed Juncos dug in the snow for food. Not all birds eat at the feeder.
By Michael


I learned that different birds eat different seeds. I learned that some birds come in summer and some come in winter. My favorite bird is the Red-winged Blackbird because I like the bright red on the wing.
By Jacob

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