The Library Migration of Birds ~ Free eBook 10 May 202126 Sep 2022 Migration of Birds is an excellent resource if you are following our free Nest & Eggs book study! Originally written by Frederick Lincoln in 1935 as part of the Fish…
The Library For the Birds {Free eBook} 12 Oct 202029 Sep 2022 For the Birds is a free publication from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that encourages backyard bird watching: As you learn to enjoy the beauty of birdlife around their…
The Library The Children’s Book of Birds {Free eBook} 24 Jul 201828 Jun 2022 As we were updating our free nature studies, we came across this excellent title: The Children's Book of Birds by Olive Thorne Miller. This free eBook combines two books the…
The Finds Amazing Birds Teacher Manual {Free} 26 Feb 201823 Jan 2023 Also from Cornell! Thirty-one page Amazing Birds Teacher Manual download from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that goes with the free Amazing Birds Student Manual we've already linked to provides…
The Finds Amazing Birds Student Manual {Free} 23 Feb 201823 Jan 2023 Here is an excellent resource from Cornell! Amazing Birds Student Manual is a free 18-page download aimed at younger students that covers bird basics. Included are 14 activity sheets covering:…
The Library A Book of Birds {Free eBook} 30 Aug 201623 Jul 2022 Here is one for the younger crowd: A Book of Birds, free eBook download, illustrated by British artist Carton Moore Park. The twenty-six featured birds include those most likely…
The Library Fifty Birds of Town and City {Free eBook} 28 Oct 201529 Sep 2022 Fifty Birds of Town and City by Bob Hines is a beautiful full-color identification guide published by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service available for free…
The Library First Book of Birds {Free eBook} 21 Sep 201531 Aug 2022 The First Book of Birds by Margaret Williamson is an illustrated introduction to the world of birds by the same author who wrote The First Book of Bugs. The First…
Book Studies Free Nature Studies: Landlord to the Birds 9 Oct 20128 Aug 2022 We can be good landlords to the birds by providing shelter, a place to bathe, and a consistent supply of food in the winter. Read the current chapter: "Landlord to…
Book Studies Free Nature Studies: Hunting Birds With Eyes & Camera 25 Sep 20128 Aug 2022 By observation you can learn to identify birds by the type of nests they build, the eggs they lay, their habits, and their habitats. The section on birds is broken…
The Library The Children’s Book of Christmas Stories ~ Free 12 Dec 20229 Dec 2022 Just in time for Christmas, The Children's Book of Christmas Stories edited by Asa Don Dickinson and Ada M. Skinner provides 35 Christmas tales for you to read aloud. Many…
The Library Golden Numbers Book of Verse ~ Free eBook 14 Nov 202215 Nov 2022 Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth is a free poetry book aimed at young readers. It was compiled in the early 1900s by Nora Archibald Smith and Kate…
Online Poetry Anthology “To a Waterfowl” by Bryant 13 Oct 202211 Oct 2022 Whither, 'midst falling dew,While glow the heavens with the last steps of dayFar, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursueThy solitary way? Vainly the fowler's eyeMight mark thy distant flight…
The Library Ducks at a Distance ~ Free eBook 3 Oct 202226 Sep 2022 Identifying waterflowl is easiest in the fall and winter seasons. Here is a free guide to make identification easier — Ducks at a Distance: A Waterfowl Identification Guide by Bob…
The Library The Adventures of Bob White ~ Free eBook 16 May 20224 Jul 2022 Thornton Burgess, author of The Burgess Bird Book, wrote dozens of books about various animals. One of these gems is The Adventures of Bob White. Burgess was a prolific author.…
Tools Free State Unit Studies {Update & Resources} 14 Apr 20227 Jul 2022 We have updated our free state unit studies, updating the maps and printables, adding more unit studies, and updating the links. There are currently unit studies for 13 states. If…
Activities Activity: Describe ~ Free Form 23 Mar 20229 Nov 2022 One of the marks of a good writer is the ability to paint a picture in the reader's mind of what is happening. Instead of simply telling what happened, by…
Online Poetry Anthology “The Cloud” by Shelley 17 Mar 20227 Jul 2022 I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers,From the seas and the streams;I bear light shade for the leaves when laidIn their noon-day dreams.From my wings are shaken the dews…
The Finds Identify Bird Songs 14 Mar 20227 Jul 2022 If you are using our free nature studies, you may be getting outside this spring. Oh the noise, noise, noise! In a good way, of course. But what bird is…
Tools Birding Resources 10 Feb 202212 Jul 2022 As we wrap up our Free Bird Studies: Nests and Eggs series, you might enjoy taking a look at the resources we used to round out our studies. Our bird…
Book Studies Nests & Eggs: Flycatcher 9 Feb 20227 Sep 2022 Plate 50: Black-Crested Flycatcher Phainopepla nitens Silky, black bird of the Southwest easiest to find in winter. This peculiar crested species is wholly shining blue black except for a…
Book Studies Nests & Eggs: Merganser 2 Feb 20227 Sep 2022 Plate 49: Hooded Sheldrake (Merganser) Lophodytes cucullatus Common on small ponds and rivers, their crests make them easy to spot. The male Hooded Merganser is one of our most…
Book Studies Nests & Eggs: Turkey Vulture 26 Jan 20227 Sep 2022 Plate 48: Turkey Buzzard (Vulture) Cathartes aura Commonly found in North America serving a useful purpose. Vultures play an unusual part in nature’s drama. They, along with Sexton Beetles, other…
Book Studies Nests & Eggs: American Oystercatcher 19 Jan 20227 Sep 2022 Plate 47: American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus Shorebirds that can be heard from far away by their shrill and loud call. Where the summer holidays are spent by the sea—in places…
The Finds Monthly Art Appreciation Lessons Free ~ Part 4 13 Jan 202223 Jan 2023 Concordia University put together a series of free art appreciation lessons. Though the lessons are no longer offered at their site, the archived version is available. We covered the Grade…
Book Studies Nests & Eggs: Yellow-Breasted Chat 12 Jan 20227 Sep 2022 Plate 46: Yellow-Breasted Chat Icteria virens Though he prefers to hide in thickets and shrubs, his loud voice gives him away. The Yellow-breasted Chat is not only the largest, but…