2. Birds of Kansas State Bird: Western Meadowlark

3. There are about 10,000 species of birds in 31 living orders. The list of birds known from Kansas includes 465 species from 58 families in 17 orders. http://www.gpnc.org/birds.htm

4. Bird Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Vertebrata Class: Aves Orders:

5. General Characteristics of Birds Are in the class Aves; subphylum Vertebrata. Are warm-blooded. maintaining their body temperature by internal means. Have a four-chambered heart. the most advanced kind of heart; keeps the arterial (oxygenated) and venous (oxygen-depleted) blood completely separate. Have feathers. unique to birds,highly modified for different purposes, such as: flight, protection from the elements, camouflage, and communication (body language). Can fly. Some exceptions: ostrich, emu, rheas, cassowaries, and kiwis have large muscular legs adapted for running. Penguins do not fly in the air, but "fly" very well in the water with their flipper- like wings. Lay a hard-shelled egg. Do not have teeth but beaks are diversitied for lifestyle.

6. Bird ID – a 5 step process 1.Habitat- different birds live in different places 2.Shape & posture of the bird 3.Plumage and color- using field marks you can ID a bird in a flash! 4.Behavior- how is the bird foraging? 5.Songs and calls- many birds literally sing out their names!

7. Identifying birds by shape Raptors Waterfowl & marsh birds Fowl

8. Identifying birds by shape Non-passerine landbirds Passerines or songbirds And bird shapes are just the beginning! You can also look at the bird’s posture, bill type, feet, etc...

9. Learning the field marks... Names of field marks are precise However-- multiple names for the same part do exist...

10. Passerines and Non-passerines Passerines: more than half the birds in the world are in the order called Passeriformes. They are sometimes called perching birds, or, less accurately, songbirds. The name comes from the Latin name for the common House Sparrow Passer domesticus.... www.trevorsbirding.com/glossary-of- birding-words/ www.trevorsbirding.com/glossary-of- birding-words/

11. Passerines and Non-passerines Non-passerines:

12. SOME COMMON BACKYARD BIRDS Following are some of the most common birds that come to feeders or nests in yards. house finch American robin house wren European starling house sparrow house sparrow black-capped chickadee northern cardinal ruby-throated hummingbirdruby-throated hummingbird © Copyright 2003 blue jay gray catbird purple martin downy woodpecker eastern bluebird Baltimore oriole American goldfinch

13. Song Birds of Kansas House Finch friendly common at backyard feeder Males -bright red on chest, rump and most of the head with prominent stripes on their sides and belly. bright melodious song and become quite tame. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Finch/sounds For sound:

14. Song Birds of Kansas American Robin red breast and dark back widely believed to be the harbinger of spring, although they winter quite far north as long as food supply is available. early risers and their melodious songs can be heard as early as sunrise most of their feeding on the ground and are often seen as pulling earthworms from the soil of your garden or lawn. a member of the thrush family, as is the bluebird. http://soundbible.com/553- American-Robin.html www.paulnoll.com/.../bird- feeder-Robin-eggs.html

15. Song Birds of Kansas House Wren a small grayish-brown birdwith lighter underparts. friendly and live close to our houses and will nest in the bird nesting boxes we put up for them. If other houses or cavities are close by, the male will build what is known as dummy nests and fill them with sticks and nesting material. www.sialis.org/nestshowr.htm

16. Song Birds of Kansas European starling ( Sturnus vulgaris) EUROPEAN STARLING Before the late 1880s,unknown in the US. A few pairs were released in New York and now they are everywhere. Black, chunky bird with a short tail, triangular wings and pointed bill. On closer inspection, are purple-greenish with a speckled plumage. Covered with white spots in winter; dark and glossy in summer. call is a jittery squeak, but they imitate or mock many other bird calls. In winter, gather into huge flocks to roost in buildings and dense tree groves where they are noisy and dirty. They too nest earlier than most of our cavity nesting birds and occupy every hole, crack or cranny leaving few nest sites for our native birds. www.stellenview.com/bird watching.htm birding.about.com/.../Europe an-Starling.htm For sound click: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guid e/European_Starling/sounds

17. Song Birds of Kansas House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Some call it the English sparrow while still others correctly call it the black-chinned weaver finch. Although it was introduced (1850’s) into the United States from England, Africa was the original home of this species. As their population increased, they aggressively took over backyard nest boxes and replaced the bluebird as the most common nesting bird near our homes. The male is rather colorful with a black throat and chest, white cheeks, chestnut nape and gray crown. They do not have a pleasing song, but rather a long series of monotonous chirps. –Kansas School Naturalist © Raymond Belhumeur for sound click: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Sparrow/sounds www.flashcardmachine.com/i dentification-test.html www.sialis.org/hospe ggs.htm?birdnestmen uphoto...

18. Song Birds of Kansas Black-capped chickadee a resident in our yards the year around. come to our feeders, suet cakes and peanut butter logs; often they become tame enough to eat from your hand seem to always be in an awful hurry, scurrying have acrobatic skills, often hanging upside down or in awkward positions. black caps and contrasting white cheeks make identification easy. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/ black-capped_chickadee/id Sound:http://beemp3.com/download.php?file=2272249&song= Black-capped+Chickadee

19. Song Birds of Kansas Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis No other redbird shows a crest, has a black face and heavy orange bill. (7.5 to 9 inches) Females are brownish with red on wings and tail Sometimes chase each other from a feeding station in early winter, but by late winter and spring they eat side by side. Found in a wide variety of habitats from open backyards to thickets. They feed on seeds and berries in winter, but change to mostly insects in summer. stlucieaudubon.org/PhotoPages/photos6.html Egg photo www.allaboutbirds.org/.../lifehistorywww.allaboutbirds.org/.../lifehistory Song:http://www.all-birds.com/Northern-Cardinal.htm

20. Song Birds of Kansas Ruby-throated hummingbird smallest bird of this region among the best fliers of the bird world: can hover, fly backward or forward or straight away male has a green back and in some light, the throat patch looks black only to flash ruby red when the bird changes position www.museevirtuel.ca/Exhibitions/Colibri/En/Hu... a long beak used to feed on deep-throated flowers, such as honeysuckles, petunias, and trumpet vines. A flower bed of red salvia is a favorite nectaring source. They also feed on pollen and small insects. female builds a very dainty nest on top of a downsloping branch, using lichens and spider webs, often located over water.

21. Song Birds of Kansas Blue Jay ( Cyanocitta cristata ) They are easily identified with their bright blue and white coloring with a distinct head crest. Larger than robins (11-12 inches) They are bullies at feeders and during the nesting season they destroy the homes of many nesting birds, eating both eggs and young of small species. Most of their diet is composed of acorns, nuts, and seeds—though they also eat small creatures such as caterpillars, grasshoppers, and beetles. Blue jays sometimes store acorns in the ground and may fail to retrieve them, thus aiding the spread of forests. www.wild-bird- watching.com/Blue_Jay.html http://www.lisashea.com/birding/encyc/bluejay/songs.html

22. Song Birds of Kansas Gray catbird Member of the mocker family No other bird has a uniform slate-gray plumage with a black cap and bright rusty brown under the tail Normal song consists of a series of musical notes mixed with catlike mews often heard from some concealed perch in shrubs or low bushes ( favored habitat) They feed on insects and stuff themselves on mulberries, wild cherries and other small fruits when in season. During courtship, the male often fluffs his feathers out until he looks much larger, sticks his head up with mouth open and struts around like a clown. Copy the sounds of other species and string them together to make their own song. www.pinebrookwetlands.com/birds-listings.html www.ctbirding.org/photos_king_tan.htm For sound click: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Gray_Catbird/soundshttp://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Gray_Catbird/sounds

23. Song Birds of Kansas Purple martin Large swallow; medium-sized songbird. Large head. Thick chest. Broad, pointed wings. Male entirely bluish-black. Male Description Entirely glossy blue-black, above and below. Female Description Bluish black on back. Chest dingy gray brown. Belly paler dirty gray. Gray collar around back of neck. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Purple _Martin/soundshttp://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Purple _Martin/sounds

24. Song Birds of Kansas Downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens Smallest woodpecker, resembles his larger cousin, the hairy woodpecker. His outer tail feathers are barred. Males show a red spot on the nape which the female does not have. General coloring is black and white. Enjoys suet at feeding stations: also feeds on sunflower seeds and peanut butter and insect larvae that they chisel out of weed stems and tree branches. www.examiner.com/examiner/x-13230-Manchester-... Song: http://www.all-birds.com/Downy-Woodpecker.htm

25. Song Birds of Kansas Eastern bluebird small thrush with a big, rounded head, large eye, plump body, and alert posture. The wings are long, but the tail and legs are fairly short. The bill is short and straight. Male Eastern Bluebirds are vivid, deep blue above and rusty or brick-red on the throat and breast/ often look plain gray-brown from a distance. Females are grayish above with bluish wings and tail, and a subdued orange-brown breast. Eastern Bluebird, Sounds, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

26. Song Birds of Kansas Baltimore oriole Brilliant orange and black plumage Head, throat, mantle, wings, and tail black. Underparts, shoulders, tip and edges of tail, and rump orange to yellow orange. May be deeper orange on chest. Single white wingbar; orange shoulder makes a second wingbar. Bill pointed and silvery. Females are similar to male, but head more dark brownish olive than black, and body paler orange. Baltimore Oriole, Sounds, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

27. Song birds of Kansas American goldfinch A small finch with a short cone shaped bill, small, head, long wings, and short, notched tail. Adult males in spring and early summer -bright yellow with black forehead, black wings with white markings, and white patches both above and beneath the tail. Adult females are duller yellow beneath, olive above. Winter birds are drab, unstreaked brown, with blackish wings and two pale wingbars. active and acrobatic, cling to weeds and seed socks,

28. Birds of Prey Assignment: 1.Go on line to find out 5 common birds of prey in the midwest. 2.Make a power point slide for each one. 3.Include a picture, physical description, description of behaviors, and what they eat. 4.Include the resources used at the bottom of each slide 5.Save you slides in my inbox (birds of prey) in the teacher resource drive (your first name, last name, hr. )

29. Birds of Prey video 51 min.

30. http://www.gpnc.org/birds.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of _birds_of_Kansas http://soundbible.com/553- American-Robin.html http://www.gpnc.org/birds.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of _birds_of_Kansas http://soundbible.com/553- American-Robin.html Practice bird id with pictures: http://www.rockfordschools.org/staf f/karsiesa/Environment/birds.htmwww.rockfordschools.org/staf f/karsiesa/Environment/birds.htm