What makes a bird different from all other animals?

2. What makes a bird different from all other animals?

3. FEATHERS! • Soft down feathers keep them warm • Wing feathers allow them to fly • Tail feathers are used for steering • Camouflage

4. Why are birds important?

5. Why are birds important? • Spread seeds, berries, and fruit from trees and flowers • Pollinate flowers • Eat pests like insects and mice • Keep our forests, parks, streets and rivers clean

6. What do birds need?

7. Birds need… Food Water Shelter

8. What do some birds do every year to find food, water, and shelter?

9. Migrate! • Migration is the seasonal movement of birds

10. Taking long trips…

11. We need a break! • Rest • Eat • Drink

12. Packing for the trip • Birds pack up to 50% of their body weight to get ready for their trip!

13. Why do birds migrate?

14. Birds migrate for… • Food • Family • Some birds that migrate are: • Robins • Hummingbirds

15. Do all birds migrate?

16. Some non-migrating birds: American goldfinch Cardinal Carolina wren Not all birds migrate

17. We can help birds! Food Water Shelter

18. Hillsboro Elementary’s Wildlife Refueling Station is for the birds!

19. Kindergarten’s Class Bird is…

20. The American Goldfinch! • The American Goldfinchsheds off all of its featherstwice in a single year • These Goldfinches areacrobatic because they can eat upside down and right side up

21. A Few Words from our Jokesters

22. First Grade’s Class Bird is…

23. The American Robin! • It is nick named ‘RobinRedbreast’ • It is one of the first birdspecies to lay eggs • Robins usually feed inflocks for protection fromhawks, cats, and snakes

24. A Few Words from our Jokesters

25. Second Grade’s Class Bird is…

26. The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird! • These birds weigh about3 grams—about thesame weight as a penny • They eat about every10 minutes, slurpingdown twice their bodyweight in nectar every day • The ruby-throated hummingbird migrates non-stop twice each year

27. A Few Words from our Jokesters

28. Third Grade’s Class Bird is…

29. The Carolina Wren! • Carolina wrens arenoted for their loudand beautiful song • They don’t migrate • They eat berries, fruit,bugs, and sometimes small lizards or tree frogs

30. A Few Words from our Jokesters

31. Fourth Grade’s Class Bird is…

32. The Eastern Bluebird! • They eat insects and fruit, and sometimes shrews, salamanders, snakes, lizards, and tree frogs • Bluebirds can sight their tiny prey items from 60 feet or more away

33. A Few Words from our Jokesters

34. Fifth Grade’s Class Bird is…

35. The Cardinal! • Cardinals are also known as red birds and Virginia nightingales. • They don’t migrate and are usually found in open woodland areas • Cardinals have distinctive crests atop their heads and a thick, pointed bill, which begins black and turns red with age.

36. A Few Words from our Jokesters

37. We need your help! • Get your ballot • Review the information • Do your own research • Vote • Turn in your vote by March 26

38. Who was Paying Attention? Name two ways that birds help us and the environment.

39. Birds help us and the environment by… • Spreading seeds to help plants grow • Pollinating plants and flowers • Eating pests like insects and mice • Cleaning up by eating dead animals

40. Thank you!