| Travel Alert for Migratory Birds: Stopover Sites in Decline [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Learn how every stop along the migration path is important to the safety and health of many birds. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Fact_Sheets/default.cfm?fxsht=6 |
| What Makes a Bird a Bird? [ Kids/Teens ] - Learn about the unique characteristics that make birds differ from other animals. http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/student/les1.html |
| Why Migratory Birds are Crazy for Coffee [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Read why birds like coffee, what has changed, which birds are affected, and how the habitat is endangered. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Fact_Sheets/default.cfm?fxsht=1 |
| Wild Classroom: Alphabirds [ Kids ] - Class project about birds that live in Florida all or part of the year. Includes facts and drawings. http://www.wildclassroom.net/Chaires/birds/book/alphabirds.htm |
| Woodpecker [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Comprehensive information about the description, life span, range, habitat, and diet of the woodpecker. http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/woodpecker.html |
| Yellow Ribbon: One Year in the Life of a House Sparrow [ Kids/Teens ] - Month by month story about a female house sparrow named Yellow Ribbon. Though Yellow Ribbon has quite an adventurous year, the behavior described for her is appropriate for a real House Sparrow. http://www.backyardnature.net/sparrow.htm |
| Young Birder of the Year Competition [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Annual competition for birders aged 10-18 who like to draw birds, take field notes or write about birds. Prizes include binoculars and field ornithology camp scholarship. http://americanbirding.org/yb/yby/ |