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Artwork Parrot by Brighton White-breasted Nuthatch by Charlene Common Grackle by Joshua Sharp-shinned Hawk by John Ruby-throated Hummingbird by Sandra Poetry & Prose Great Backyard Bird Count by Jade Chipping Sparrow by Jasmine Classroom FeederWatch by Sabhann Jokes by Dawayne and Jordan Hummingbirds by Briana
Great Backyard Bird Count On Sunday, February 20th, 2000, about 5:30PM I went with my teacher, Dr. Phillips, and my classmates, Alex and Ashley, on a Great Backyard Bird Count in our city, Waco, Texas. We saw a lot of birds on our count. The first bird I saw was our state bird, the Northern Mockingbird. It was perching in a tree. We saw it poop, and Dr. Phillips said that birds poop because they can’t carry much extra weight around with them. The second kind of bird I saw was the Mourning Dove. Three doves were on the roof of the school. One of the doves flew away. The third type of bird I saw was the Common Grackle. We saw at least three thousand or more grackles. We could not count all of them because they were in big flocks overhead as they flew to the large trees near the hospital to roost for the night. Next year I hope we can do the Great Backyard Bird Count again.
Chipping Sparrow "Chip" is the word. I have a clear gray breast,
Beverly J. Martin Classroom FeederWatch We are a fifth-grade class in downtown Ithaca. Our birdfeeder is hanging from an over-the-door hook outside the window of our classroom on the third floor of the Beverly J. Martin School building. We have been learning a lot about birds and Classroom FeederWatching. We have taken many trips to go see and learn about birds. The kinds of birds we get at our birdfeeder are House Sparrows and House Finches. We have enjoyed seeing and learning about birds, but we have a lot more to learn about birds and their habitats.
Q: What do birds say on
Halloween? By Dawayne, Grade 7, Springhouse Middle School, Allentown, PA Q: What bird has the
least hair? By Jordan, Grade 4, Port Edwards Elementary School, Port Edwards, WI
Hummingbirds Legends of the hummingbird are many. Common people in Mexico believe that the hummingbird brings love and romance. In ancient times stuffed hummingbirds were worn as lucky charms to bring success to the heart. Hummingbirds are found only in the Western Hemisphere so they are absent from traditional fairy tale legends and myths of European and Africans. A Mayan legend says that the hummingbird is actually the sun in disguise and is trying to attract a pretty woman, who is the moon. Another legend speaks of a hummingbird piercing the tongue of ancient kings. When blood was poured on sacred scrolls and burned, ancestors appeared in the smoke. |
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