Reference no: EM132831098
Birds
A. Web site name: Orlando Sentinel
Read "John James Audubon the naturalist found his world of beauty in Florida wildlife".
1) When did Audubon arrive in Indian Key?
2) How many birds, in total, did Audubon paint life-size?
3) How much did "The Birds of America" originally cost?
4) How much did one set recently sell for in England?
5) Why is he not considered a conservationist?
6) Why was Audubon brought to Pennsylvania by his father?
7) In 1831 how many people lived in the "territory" of Florida?
8) How did Audubon describe St. Augustine?
9) Why did Audubon sketch his specimens the same day they were shot?
B. Web site name: Science Daily
10) Which bird is featured in this article?
11) Where do the birds make landfall?
12) How much does this warbler weigh?
13) In which two locations were the birds recaptured?
14) How do the geolocators measure longitude?
15) Roughly what percentage of birds return in the spring?
16) Where are their wintering grounds?
C. Web site name: The Life of Birds ( Evolution )
Read "Evolution" by Gareth Guw Davies
17) What were the first animals to fly?
18) How many species of bird are known today?
19) What two features of Archaeopteryx are reptilian?
20) How old are the feathered dinosaurs recently found in China?
21) What birds live in the Atacama desert?
22) Why does the Gouldian finch require fire for its food?
23) How many passenger pigeons lived in colonial days?
24) Why did passenger pigeons become extinct?
25) Why are birds living on islands particularly vulnerable to extinction?
26) When were Bermuda petrels rediscovered?
27) Why are waxwings a problem in Florida?
D. Web site name: The Life of Birds ( Bird brains )
28) How do carrion crows in Japan crack walnuts?
29) How was Aeschylus killed?
30) What are the two "tools" that crows in New Caledonia make?
31) How many words can Alex the parrot use?
32) How do young keas make people run outside?
33) Why are corvids (crows) and parrots particularly intelligent?
34) How do ravens use their intelligence for the good of the flock?
E. Web site name: Patuxent Bird songs
Click the name of each bird to hear their song. Listen to three different bird songs and fill in the information below:
35) Name of bird:
Describe the song:
36) Name of bird:
Describe the song:
37) Name of bird:
Describe the song:
Attachment:- Birds.rar