Bird Reports

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Bird Reports

• Mrs. Baldwins First Grade
• Reading Class
• May 2005 Project
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CardinalsBy Sam

• The sound of a cardinal is like this,
  chirr-chirr-prit-prit-prit-prit. Cardinals are
  songbirds like many other birds. Cardinals have
  three long front toes and one back toe . Male
  cardinals are bright red. The female is dull
  pink. The feathers on a cardinals head are the
  crest. Cardinals live in bushes or evergreen
  trees or near ponds. Cardinals do not migrate
  they adapt. The cardinal is the official bird of
  seven states! Cardinals eat seeds and fruit most
  of the time, but sometimes they eat corn. When
  cardinals are mating they sing to each other.

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Sams Cardinals
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Sams How Birds Fly Birds have arms like us. But
they only have three fingers. Birds work like
planes. They have flight feathers.
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Sams Bird Nests Some birds make their nests with
mud, grass, string, or leaves. Nests come in all
shapes and sizes. You never know if a cliff
swallow will make a nest on your house.
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Hummingbirds By Bergen When sunlight hits a
hummingbird just right they look like they are
feathered jewels. Hummingbirds live in America.
Hummingbirds migrate in the summer to find
wildflowers. Hummingbirds can be red, blue or
green. The Ruby Hummingbird can fly 500 miles
across the Gulf of Mexico. Hummingbirds favorite
food is sweet nectar that gives them water,
vitamins and minerals. Hummingbirds like red
flowers the best. Ruby Hummingbirds will
sometimes drink sap. A hummingbird can stop in
midair. A full-grown hummingbird weighs less
than a pencil.
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Bergens Hummingbird
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Bergens How Birds Fly

• Baby birds cant fly when they are born.
  Birds have feathers instead of fur. Their bones
  help birds fly.

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Bergens Bird Nests

• It is hard for a bird to make a nest. Some
  birds use webs for their nests. You can help
  birds by going to the park and putting paper on
  the trees.

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Doves By Rachel Doves have many enemies.
While they are sitting on their eggs adult doves
are sometimes attacked by squirrels, cats,
snakes, and raccoons. On very hot days doves can
become sick or die. Doves get together in large
groups called flocks. In many places doves are
considered to be songbirds. In many places doves
cant be killed. Doves also get into flocks to
stay warm on cold days. Doves often are killed
when they fly and hit power lines. Poison for
mice kills other doves by mistake. Doves are
easy to attract, you can give them seeds.
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Rachels Dove
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Rachels How Birds Fly
A bird has three fingers inside of their wing. A
birds wings go down and then they go up to fly.
If a bird goes too slow or too fast it will get
hurt.
Bird Nests
This is how a bird makes a nest. A robin uses
string, hair, mud and fur to make its nest. A
sparrow makes a nest and uses lots, and lots, and
lots, and lots of mud. Mud makes its nest
stronger.
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Rachels Bird Nest
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Robins By Jake

• In the spring robins migrate north to have their
  babies. Robins are common birds that have been
  around for a long time. Robins eat worms for
  breakfast. A robin is a thrush. Thrushes sing.
  Robins have four toes. Robins live in trees and
  in the branches. Robins eat worms and berries.
  Baby robins are called chicks. Robins have lots
  of enemies like crows and hawks.

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Jakes Robin
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Jakes How Birds Fly
Birds have a backbone so they can fly. Birds
have fingers but only three. Different birds
have different sorts of wings.
Bird Nests
Birds use twigs, grass and mud to make their
nests. A nest is a birds home. Birds make
nests on a lake and in trees.
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VulturesBy Carson

• Vultures are big birds that are fierce birds.
  Vultures have very few feathers on their head.
  Vultures are very important because they eat dead
  stuff. There are 22 different kinds of vultures.
  The largest kind of vulture is the Condor. The
  smallest kind of vulture is the Egyptian. Most
  kinds of vultures eat meat. Baby vultures look
  like fur balls. People are also trying to save
  vultures. Vultures are very big birds.

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Carsons Vulture
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Carsons How Birds Fly
Birds jump from the nest and fly. Babies cant
fly because they dont have strong bones. They
can run up something.
Bird Nests
Nests keep eggs warm. There are all kinds of
nests.
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Jays By Nathan

• Blue Jays make an EEEEEE, EEEEEE sound. Jays
  are the most colorful of their family. The jays
  get their name by the color they are the Blue
  Jay is blue, the Green Jay is green, the Brown
  Jay is brown, and the Gray Jay is gray. There
  are thirty-five species or kinds of jays in the
  world. Jays live in the United States of
  America, forests, woodlands, cities, towns,
  parks, and yards. Jays are omnivores, which
  means they eat meat and plants. They like nuts,
  seeds, acorns and wild berries. Jays like
  insects such as grasshoppers, moths, mice, eggs,
  and chicks. Jays build their nests out of twigs
  and grass. When jays are babies they let their
  parents know when they are hungry. By opening
  their mouth wide. The Gray Jay has a nickname,
  which is Camp Robber.

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Nathans Jay
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Nathans How Birds Fly
Birds are light so the air can pick them up. The
air goes slow under the wing , on top it goes
fast. The air pushes down, the air under pushes
up. Thats how birds fly. Birds that live by
water have long narrow wings. Birds that live by
trees have short stubby wings.
Bird Nests
Birds have many enemies. A robin makes its nest
out of twigs, grass, and mud. Orioles are birds
that make light nests.
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Black Swans By Brian

• The male black swan watches the nest at night.
  When it is morning the female watches the nest.
  When two black swans meet they do a big call.
  The male will leave sometimes. Sometimes two
  females will help each other. A swan has oil
  near its tail. A swan uses its beak to rub oil
  on its feathers. Every year the full grown
  swans lose their flying feathers. It is about
  four months till they grow back. When two swans
  meet they bow and dip their heads into the water.
  They are getting ready to make a nest.

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Brians Black Swan
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Brians How Birds Fly
A birds wing has a hand, the hand only has three
fingers. A birds hand has the same bones as we
do, that is cool. When a bird is landing, if it
goes fast it will get hurt, and if the bird is
going too slowly it will crash. The bird has to
go the right speed.
Bird Nests
Some bird nests are in trees and some are in
bushes. Some nests are in water, that is cool
right? Birds put soft things in the nest and
hard stuff on the outside.
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Eagles By Cassidy

• Do you know how the eagle go its name? The
  name actually comes from the old English word
  bald, which means white. Every continent except
  Antarctica is home to at least one species of
  eagle. An eagle has over 7000 feathers on its
  head and body. Adult female eagles weigh up to
  14 pounds. Males weigh about 7 to 10 pounds.
  The eagles rounded tail is made up of twelve
  feathers, each of which is 10 to 16 inches long.
  Eagles can glide over long distances without
  flapping their wings. Both the Golden Eagles
  dark and the Bald Eagles yellow eyes are extra
  sharp. Eagles are found on U.S. coins and paper
  money.

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Cassidys Eagle
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Cassidys How Birds Fly
Birds dont have fur they have feathers.
Feathers help the bird to fly. Baby birds have
fluff and they cant fly.
Bird Nests
A cliff swallow is a kind of bird. A cliff
swallow will get mud and then cough it up at the
nest. It will hook the mud to the side of the
nest.
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Hawks By Michael

• Coopers Hawks migrate. Most hawks migrate in
  the day. Hawks are birds of prey. A hawk is
  smaller than an eagle. A Cooper Hawk makes its
  nest 40 feet off the ground. Young hawks hunt
  for themselves. The fastest hawk in the world is
  the Peregrine Falcon. Buteos eat frogs, snakes,
  and mice. Buteos have long broad wings. They
  have short broad tails.

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Michaels Hawk
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Michaels How Birds Fly
A sparrow has short wings because they live in
the trees. Gulls live by the sea. Some birds
gather grass, twigs and paper.
Bird Nests
Some birds use spit and grass for their nests.
Some birds use webs and grass for their nests.
Some birds use mud and grass for their nests.
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Barn Owls By Hope

• The North American Barn Owl is 18 inches tall.
  The call of a Barn Owl is like a hissing scream.
  The Barn Owl spends the night getting mice. Owls
  rub each others cheeks. Hens lay 6 to 8 eggs.
  Baby owlets eat 100 mice before they grow up.
  Owls listen for mice so that they can get them.
  When the father goes to get mice for them the
  mother sits on the eggs. Owls can look cute but
  they are not pets. The little birds practice
  flying to strengthen their wings.

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Hopes Owl
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Hopes How Birds Fly
A bird needs flight feathers to fly. Birds need
to land at the right speed. A bird can only move
one of its fingers.
Bird Nests
You can help birds make a nest by putting string
on the trees. Some birds make nests in water.
Some birds make nests in cliffs.
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Finches By Anna

• There are 153 different kinds of finches. Some
  finches eat seeds. Finches are all different
  colors. Finches have strong bills so they can
  crack seeds. The call is very loud that is
  because its singing to attract their mate. Most
  finches make their nests out of grass, twigs,
  roots, and moss. Some might even use spider
  webs! When the finch hatches it cannot see.
  When the finch senses danger, the finch makes a
  very loud noise. The color of each finch helps
  it blend in with its surroundings.

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Annas Finch
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Annas How Birds Fly
Some birds like a robin that lives in the woods
have short wings so they can fit in their nest.
Some birds like a hawk have long wings. Baby
birds do not have feathers they have fluff.
Bird Nests
A robin makes its nest out of grass, twigs and
mud. The mud makes the nest not to fall apart.
A robin uses scraps like paper or string so it is
soft.
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Parrots By Sarah

• The Pygmy Parrots are only four inches tall.
  Parrots have thick hooked beaks, they use them
  for opening nuts. Parrots have four toes on
  their feet. Parrots eat fruits and nuts and
  flowers. Parrots make their nests in trees and
  holes. There are over 300 kinds of parrots in
  the world. A mother parrot lays three, four or
  five eggs. Mother and father parrots sit on
  their eggs till they hatch. New baby parrot
  chicks do not have feathers. Some kinds of
  parrots are extinct. Parrots are dying out
  because people are cutting down their habitat.

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Sarahs Parrot
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Sarahs How Birds Fly
Birds have an arm in their wing. Birds have to
start fast to fly. Some birds have to have small
wings to fly through trees.
Bird Nests
Robins make their nest with mud and grass. Some
birds make their nests in water. Mother and
Father Cliff Swallows do the work together.
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Turkeys By Andrew

• Turkeys have red, white and black feathers.
  Turkeys do not have any feathers on their neck or
  head. Turkeys have a wattle that hangs from
  their throat. They have a snood that hangs above
  their beaks. Female turkeys are smaller and
  lighter. Male turkeys are called toms. Wild
  turkeys can fly and move faster than farm
  turkeys. Wild toms weigh between 10 and 16
  pounds. Farm turkeys live in many places around
  the world. Wild turkeys live in the United
  States, Mexico and Guatemala.

How Birds Fly
Birds have arms. You cant see them. The wind
under the wing pushes up, the wind on top pushes
down.
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Andrews Turkey
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WoodpeckersBy Annika

• Woodpeckers make a drumming sound. One of the
  biggest woodpeckers is the Pileated Woodpecker.
  Male woodpeckers have red and yellow feathers on
  their heads. Woodpeckers have strong feet for
  climbing trees. Woodpeckers live in a lot of
  places. They live in North America, South
  America, Europe, Africa and Asia. They live in
  different homes. Woodpeckers can live in hot
  places and cold places. Wood peckers look for
  food in trees. They eat ants, crickets,
  grasshoppers, and flies. Woodpeckers hammer
  large holes for their nests in trees. They can
  be as deep as 18 inches. Female woodpeckers lay
  10 eggs at one time.

How Birds Fly
A birds hand is in its wing. It has three
fingers but uses only one.
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Annikas Woodpecker
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The World of Swans By Madison

• The mute swans make a little noise but usually
  they are quiet. Some swans beaks are black and
  white. There are other kinds of swans. Swans
  can fly 5000 feet high. Swans splash around an
  do a dance. Swans lay 8 eggs like other birds.
  Swans also sit on the eggs to keep them warm. It
  takes five weeks to hatch the eggs. Baby swans
  are called cygnets. The baby swans are born with
  their eyes open. The baby swans ride on the back
  of the Mute Swans. When baby swans are old
  enough they can find their own food.

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Madisons How Birds Fly

• Birds have hands but the hands are a little bit
  different. Birds have speed so they have to slow
  down to land. When they get ready to fly the
  little bird will go to the rim of the nest.

Bird Nests
Birds have a cozy nest for their eggs. Birds
that live in water make a nest with grass.
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ParrotsBy Victoria

• There are more than 300 different types of
  parrots. Some wild parrots fly through the
  forests in huge colorful flocks. Parrots spend
  most of their time in trees. Parrots are
  camouflaged from their enemies in the forests by
  their bright colors. Some parrots can imitate
  human speech. When a male and a female parrot
  mate they often stay together for life. About
  three weeks after the eggs are laid the baby
  parrots peck their way out of the shell. Parrots
  are always in danger from predators. Snakes and
  wild cats can eat them. Wild parrots need places
  to live. Their forest homes are cut down and
  replaced by farmland. In 1914 the last Carolina
  Parakeet was dead.

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Victorias How Birds Fly
It is hard to be a bird because if they do not
pull when they fly with their muscles they will
crash. A bird has three fingers but it can only
move one. Some birds have thin big wings.
Bird Nests
Bird nests have to be strong because if they are
not the eggs will crack. Did you know the bird
sometimes goes to the park?
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HummingbirdsBy Emma

• The smallest bird in the world is the Bee
  Hummingbird. Some of the hummingbirds have lots
  of beautiful colors like blue and green. Most of
  the male hummingbirds have more colors than most
  of the female hummingbirds. Male hummingbirds
  have a brightly colored throat. Hummingbirds
  live in rainforests of North America and South
  America. Most hummingbirds do not like cold
  winters so they travel. This is called
  migration, this how the bird survives the winter.
  Hummingbirds can fly 40 miles per hour.
  Hummingbirds flap their wings 70 times in a
  second. Some people put hummingbird feeders out
  for the hummingbirds. Hummingbirds build their
  nests in spring and summer.

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Emmas How Birds Fly
A bird has a hand almost like us. When landing a
bird has to go the right speed. When birds are
young they cant fly yet because their wings
arent big enough.
Bird Nests
Birds build their nests in trees. Cliff swallows
build their nests with mud. Some birds build
their nests in water.
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KookaburrasBy Jesse

• A kookaburra is a type of Kingfisher but it is
  only in Australia. A kookaburra is
  one-and-a-half feet tall! Sometimes kookaburras
  might live near cities and towns. The Goshawk is
  one of the kookaburras enemies. Kookaburras
  stay in the same place for one whole year. A
  kookaburra has to beat its food on a rock or a
  log. Some kookaburra calls tell other
  kookaburras to stay away. If a hole is too small
  the Laughing Kookaburra will use its beak to
  make it bigger. Kookaburras and Kingfishers can
  live in rainforests and dry country. Kookaburra
  chicks hatch in 25 days.

How Birds Fly
Some birds look fluffy but it is not fluff. Some
birds have big wings some have little wings.
Hummingbirds fly fast.
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Eagles By Ryker

• There are about 60 types of eagles. Snake
  Eagles live in Europe, Asia, Africa, and
  Australia. Important United States papers show
  the Bald Eagle. The Martial Eagle is 33 inches
  tall. The great Nicobar Serpent Eagle is about
  16 inches tall. If an eagles wings are spread
  out they can be 8 feet long. Their talons are
  four inches long. An eagle nest is an aerie. An
  eagle can see a mouse one mile away! Some five
  month old eagles live on their own. Eagles
  mostly hunt in the day. Eagles kill prey with
  their talons. Eagles dont live in Antarctica.

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Rykers How Birds Fly
Birds have hands just like us. They have three
fingers. They can only move one finger.
Bird Nests
Birds can make their nests in water. Nest are
usually in trees. If you put strings on your
tree look out you might see a bird use it in a
nest.
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Dedication
This project has been completed after reading
The Bluebird from Book 5 of the McGraw Hill
First Grade Reading Series. I hope the students
will always enjoy the natural treasures found
around them and protect all creatures big and
small. The students wrote and typed their own
reports using the Microsoft Word Program and
created the art work using the paint
program. Mrs. Baldwin