Today, the Urban Naturalists put their expert skills of observation and scientific illustration to the test! They were presented with an American Kestrel and an Eastern Screech Owl. They were then asked to compare the two birds to figure out the similarities and differences between the birds.
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| Sam with Moxie, the American Kestrel |
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| Chloe with our Eastern Screech Owl |
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| Our excellent board of observers! |
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| Emeril sketching one of our birds |
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| Manny working hard on body shape for the Eastern Screech Owl |
We then discussed what obstacles birds face by playing a game called Bird Hurdles. In this obstacle course, the students had to "dodge windows", worry about "shrinking habitat", fly between "tall buildings", avoid "toxic waste" and make sure not to "eat poisoned food". Our overall winner was Mary!
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Here, Aminah jumps from ring to ring - representing
shrinking habitat! |
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