"The springtime belongs to the birds and me.....The birds and I get acquainted all over again every spring. They have seen strange lands in the winter, and all the brooks and woods have been covered with snow. So we run and romp together, and find all the nooks and crannies which we had half forgotten since October."There has been a definite change in our yard's bird population since our bird count in February and our winter observations of birds. Our feeders are not so crowded and I hear different birds in the early morning hours. This is a time for spring birds like robins and geese flying overhead, making their return to our part of the world. I sincerely hope that this bird challenge encourages your family to spend a little time outside this week to look for some birds in your world. It will be a great excuse to get outside and have a reason to look around for some feathered friends.
Liberty Hyde Bailey. The Birds and I, 1898
For this week's challenge we will be making our Spring 2011 Bird Observations - Click over to read more about the spring bird challenge. The focus can be on bird song or any other aspect of birds that your family is interested in learning about. Check the Handbook of Nature Study for more information.
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Songs, Calls, Bird Identification
Here are specific challenges from the Handbook of Nature Study for different bird topics if you are interested in learning more:
Follow up your outdoor bird observing with some looking at field guides and perhaps a nature journal or notebook page. The notebook page is included in the Spring Series ebook.
If you are really interested in learning more about birds, you can work through my bird series of Outdoor Hour Challenges that are listed on the sidebar of my blog.
Please make sure to come back and post your link on Mr. Linky after completing this challenge and writing your blog entry. I love seeing your birds!
Schedule for Spring 2011- March 18, 2011: Signs of Spring (Bonus challenge with notebook page.)
- March 25, 2011: Spring Cattail Observations
- April 1, 2011: Spring Queen Anne's Lace Observations (with free notebook page)
- April 8, 2011: Spring Weather Observations
- April 15, 2011: Spring Tree Observations
- April 22, 2011: Spring Bird Study
- April 29, 2011: Spring Wildflower/Dandelion Study
