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Information
Have you ever wondered where a birds ears are located? Well, go to Bird Ears to read where they are found on a bird and more about birds ears. Do you want to learn more about birds? Go to: Backyard Birds to read more about the different body parts of a bird and other resources. Do you want to know what type of bird is in your backyard, in the park, or anywhere else in your city or town? Go to: All About Birds @ Cornell Lab of Ornithology to find the bird and read more about the bird.

Nests

Books
Search for Bird and Nest Books at Amazon.com

Music: Birds in the Tree, CS #241a

Nest Craft:
(Also located at: Families Are Important HE Lesson.)
Birds: Cut two connecting egg cartons cups. You will need four cups for mother and father bird. Tape, staple or glue them together at the rim. Have your children color them with crayons, markers, and/or paint them. Use construction paper to make feet, a beak, wings, or other body parts. Glue or tape feathers onto the birds.
Eggs: Take two connecting egg cartons cups and tape, staple or glue them together at the rim (do this three times) to make three eggs for the song. Have your children color them with crayons, markers, and/or paint them. Another option is to cut three eggs using construction paper and glue them onto cardboard or poster board. Decorate them. (Laminate three for your own files). Place some pieces of yarn, felt, leaves, etc. into a basket or box. Place the eggs into the basket or box.

Sing "Bird in the Tree" or another bird song.

Cooking:
An Edible Bird's Nest at frugal-moms.com

Nest Printables
All God's Children Coloring Book - New Life (It is a nest with four eggs.)
Coloringpages.net: Two Birds in a Nest Cut-and-Paste activity. Cut this out on white construction paper. Have them color, paint, or water color the picture.
Nest Shape Book without lines (pdf) @ eduplace.com
It has three eggs and a nest
PrimaryGames.com Coloring Pages: Nest
TeachersandFamilies: Bird Theme Resources Count the eggs (It goes up to 9.)

Nursery Rhymes
Little Robin Redbreast

Little Robin Redbreast on a rail (rhyme)
Spring Theme: Little Robin Redbreast Actions to go with this rhyme You move your thumb for the head and your fingers for the tail.
Nite Owl's: Little Robin Redbreast Coloring Page

Book:

Little Robin Redbreast: A Mother Goose Rhyme by Shari Halpern (Illustrator)

Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree (rhyme)

Music
KIDiddles: Song: Little Robin Redbreast

Two Blackbirds
Danielle's Place: Puppets - Jack and Jill Paper Bag Black Bird Puppets
Nite Owl: Two Blackbirds Coloring Page

Once I saw a little bird

Once I saw a little bird
Come hop, hop, hop.
And I cried, "Little bird,
Will you stop, stop, stop?"

I was going to the window
To say, "How do you do?"
When he shook his little tail
And away he flew.

Birds
A-Z of Birds
Brad's Bird Photos
Bird Photos
Birding.com
Birdingonthe.Net and Artist Drawings of birds.
Birds Facts and pictures of different birds.
Birds and More @ A Little Bit of the South
Birds of Kaweah Oaks Preserve Photos, information, and bird sounds.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Online Bird Guide LOTS of birds: sound clips, illustrations, information, and range maps.
Exotic Birds
Florida's Waterfowl Home Page
Gateway to online Natural History Notebooks by the Canadian Museum of Nature Information and pictures to color.
Mike Danzenbaker's Nature Photography
National Birds - All Countries
NatureCams Photos
OBC Image Database - Species Listing
Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
Lots of birds including: Photographs, songs for some of the birds, videos, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds.
Photos of Rare Birds (of Texas) Lots!
Sandy Dillard's Bird Page Backyard Birds, Pelagic Birds, and North American Birds
Around the World: Australia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador & Galapogos Islands, Hong Kong, Iceland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Trinidaad and Tobago, and Hawaii.
U.S Fish & Wildlife Service: National Image Library
Go to Google.com Image Search to search for a bird.

Here is how people in different countries imitate the bird. Make those sounds.
Bird Songs Songs and calls of some New York State birds. It also has pictures of them.

Activities and More
Animal Crafts - Feather Bird Craft @ Danielle's Place
Birds and Caterpillars at frugal-moms.com
Birds at EnchantedLearning.com Find rhymes, crafts, printouts, quizzes, jokes, and facts about birds.
Birds at Step by Step
Childfun.com: Songs & Activities about Birds
Connecticut Wildlife Division Kids Page
Enchanted Learning: Birds Different types of activities and printouts.
Monthly Theme: May Home Away From Home - Birds
My Lesson: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies (Lesson that includes crafts, coloring pages, songs, riddles & games, and hand shadows

Bird Printables
U.S.A. States Theme More bird coloring pages.
AFUNK : Bird Coloring Book (Pages)
Alphabet Soup: Bird & Baby Coloring Page
Animal ColoringTransporter: Birds
Arthur's B&W Bird Clip Art Lots of birds to color.
Bird Puzzle Page @ theKidszpage.com and the answers
Bird Skeleton Printout
Bird Themed Coloring Pages @ coloring.ws Blue Jay, Black Capped Chickadee, Cockatiel, Great Gray Owl, Osprey Parrot, Penguin Penguin, Penguin (African), Penguin with chick, Penguin with eggs, Penguin with chick, Puffin Sharp-tailed Grouse, Snowy Owl, and Turkey,
Birds Colouring Book @ Pitura Kids
Bonus.com Coloring Pages
Bry-Back Manor Activity Sheets For younger children and children with special needs.
Coastal Coloring Book
Coloring Book @ Alamosa/Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge Complex American Avocet, Sandhill Cranes, Northern Pintail, and Barn Swallow
Coloringbookfun.com: Bird Coloring Pages
Coloringpages.net: Cut & Paste Two Birds in a Nest
Coloring Pages - Sunnyvale Baylands Park Great Egret, Ruddy Duck, and Red-winged Blackbird.
Connected Kids - Coloring Book
Enchanted Learning: Birds Different types of activities and printouts.
ESL KidStuff: Bird dot-to-dot (a to z and A to Z)
ESL Kid Stuff: Bird Flashcard
First-School Animal Coloring Pages - Birds Cardinal, Chick, Chicken, Hen, Cockatoo, Duck, Eagle, Egret, Flamingo, Goose (Canadian), Goose 2, Hawk, Hummingbird, Ibis, Kiwi, Ostrich, Owl, Parrot, Peacock, Pelican, Penguin, Puffin, Quail (Family), Quetzal, Roadrunner, Rooster, Seagull, Sparrow, Swan, Toucan, Turkey, and Vulture.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commision Animated Animals Coloring Book (A-Z) Eagle, heron, jay, kingfisher, nuthatch, owl, pileated woodpecker, and yellowthroat.
Gateway to online Natural History Notebooks by the Canadian Museum of Nature Information and pictures to color.
Indian River Lagoon Cololing Book - The Aquatic Preserves Are Exceptional PDF files.
Kaweah Oaks Preserve Coloring Pages by Lee Wilson Acorn Woodpecker, Barn Swallow, California Quail, Common Crow, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker, Great Blue Heron, Western Meadowlark, Red-tailed Hawk, Scrub Jay, and Wood Duck
Kendra's Coloring Book: Online or Offline
Preschool Coloring Pages @ Everything Preschool
Preschool Coloring Book: Bird Coloring Pages
Puddler Coloring Pages, Activity Guide (including lesson plans), Coloring Pages, and Puzzles & Games
Rainbow Crow: Fun & Games Bird coloring page.
RAS Kids' Corner Including coloring pages.
RAS Online Coloring Book American Goldfinch, Red-headed Woodpecker, Eastern Bluebird, Brown Pelican, and Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
thekidzpage.com Creatures Colouring Pages
TotCity.com - Coloring Book: Birds
Eagle, Flamingoes, Heron, Hummingbird, Kiwi, Loons, Ostrich, Owl, Parakeet, Parrot, Peacock, Pelicans, Pigeon, Puffin, Roadrunner, Seagulls, Songbird, Stork, Swan, and Woodpecker
Tropical Coloring Book: Bird

Acorn Woodpecker
This woodpecker lives mainly in western North American in the areas where you can find oak trees. It has a black back and a red crown (on its head). It makes holes in trees and stores the found acorns in the bark of trees. It will eat the acorns later.

Photos: 1,2
Birding.com: Acorn Woodpecker and Sound (wav)
Acorn Woodpecker Identication Tips
Acorn Woodpecker

Printables
Acorn Woodpecker Coloring Page

Birds in Spain

Birds in South America

Blackbird
Coloring Pages - Sunnyvale Baylands Park Red-winged Blackbird.
Crested Oropendola @ Enchanted Learning
Yellow-headed Blackbird Lives in cattails in the marshes.

Black Swan
Black Swan Printout (and facts) @ Enchanted Learning

Bluebird
Music: Here Comes a Bluebird @ MusicKit

Bluebird Information @ MusicKit

Brown Pelican
Brown Pelican Coloring Page and hear it @ CVCO
Brown Pelican @ Port Canveral Coloring Book

Burrowing Owl
This owl can be active during the day and night.
Burrowing Owls - Athene cunicularia Facts, photos, and owl calls (sounds).

Crane
Mississippi Sandhill Crane @ Coloring Page at LAcoast
US EPA - Endangered Species Picture Book: Mississippi Sandhill Crane

Crow
Common Crow Coloring Page @ Kaweahoaks
Origami Crow

Cygnet
BBC Education - Teletubbies - Print and Play: Animals Cygnets

Eagle
Spanish: águila

See Wedge Tail Eagle.

American Eagle Foundation
Eagle at exZOOberance! Facts and photos.
Eagle Kids! Comical coloring pages, online games, and more.
Eagles in Florida
Soar Like an Eagle @ Connecticut Wildlife Division

Printables
AFUNK: Eagle Coloring Book (Pages) Mostly Bald Eagles
Bald Eagle Coloring Page @ nps.gov
Bald Eagle @ Coloring Page at LAcoast
Bald Eagle Wand Pattern
Ben's Guide: Bald Eagle Coloring Page
Bald Eagle Coloring Page @ Connecticut Wildlife Division
CISAB: Animal Coloring Book: Bald Eagle
Eagle Coloring Page @ Mom's Network
Enchanted Learning: Eagle Printouts
Everythingalaska.com - Eagle Head Coloring Page
Eagle Kids! Comical coloring pages, online games, and more.
Eagle Theme Preschool Activities and Crafts @ First-School Including: alphabet; coloring pages; an eagle puppet; etc.
Letter E Coloring Pages @ DLTK-Kids
US EPA - Endangered Species Picture Book: Bald Eagle Including information.

Emu

Falcon
Peregrine Falcon and Facts @ Connecticut Wildlife Division Kids Page

Flamingo
FONZ Coloring Pages: Flamingos

Albatross / Gooney Bird

Goose

Books
Search for Goose Books at Amazon.com

Swans, Geese, and Ducks Photos
Create a goose using MawMaw Lynn's: Goose Coloring Page. This can be made into a goose puppet by taping a craft stick on the back of it. You might want to reduce the size of it.
Play the game "Duck Duck Goose".
Play online activities.

Canada Goose Printout - EnchantedLearning
Canadian Goose Coloring Pages @ Google
Hedgie's Surprice Mother Goose & Her Goslings Coloring Page by Jan Brett
Nene or Hawaiian Goose Printout - Enchanted Learning
Nene Coloring Page @ Google

Nene (Hawaiian Goose)

Hummingbird

Humming Bird Nest Photos from egg to bird.

Coloring Pages
AFUNK: Hummingbird Coloring Page
Hummingbird Coloring Page @ Connecticut Wildlife Division

Ibis
First-School: Ibis Coloring Page
White Ibis @ SOFIA Kid's Page - Coloring Pages

Jay
Florida Scrub Jay: FWC "Coloring Book J"

Kagu