Content Pathfinder

PREDATORY BIRDS

 

NAME : Ann Rosenberg

SCHOOL: Robinson Junior High School

WORKSHOP LOCATION: Timberstone Junior High School

TITLE OF COMPANION ACTION PLAN: Predatory Birds

GRADE LEVELS: 7 & 8

CURRICULUM/SUBJECT AREA: Social Studies

SPECIFIC TOPIC: Predatory Birds

 

CONTENT INFORMATION

Summary – This Pathfinder is designed to find materials for a research project on individual predatory birds.

Dewey Numbers – 598

Subject Headings – Predatory Birds, Owls, Hawks, Eagles, Migration

 

WEB SITES FOR STUDENTS

www.backyardnature.net – for information on birds, bird migration and navigation.

 

www.birds.cornell.edu – information on individual birds.

 

www.buteo.com – information about predatory birds.

 

www.virtualbirder.com – a fun link, to test your skills as a birder.

 

www.marcopolo-education.org – Under Xpeditions students can find maps to use to plot the migratory routes of their birds.

 

WEB SITES FOR TEACHERS

 

www.marcopolo-education.org – for benchmarks in science

 

NONFICTION AND REFERENCE BOOKS

 

  1. Arnold, Caroline. Hawk Highway in the Sky: Watching Raptor Migration. San Diego: Harcourt, Brace & Co., c1997.
  2. Dunne, Peter.  Hawks in Flight: the Flight Identification of North American Migrant Raptors. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, c1988.  The text describes each species’ distinctive characteristics.
  3. Harrison, Colin. Birds of the World. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1993.
  4. Kalman, Bobbie. Raptors. New York: Crabtree Publishing Co., 1998.
  5. Kerlinger, Paul. How Birds Migrate. Mechanicsburg, Pa: Stackpole Books, 1995. The when, where, why and how of bird migration.
  6. Parker, Steve. Migration. New York: Gloucester Press, 1992.
  7. Peck, George. Hawks and Eagles. Mankato, MN: Smart Apple Media, c1998.
  8. Richardson, Adele. Owls: Flat-faced Flyers. Mankato, Minn: Bridgestone Books, c2003.
  9. Stone, Lynn M. Birds. Vero Beach, Fl: Rourke Publications, c1993. Describes the characteristics and behavior of hawks, eagles, owls and other birds of prey.
  10. Sart, Jean de. Birds of the Night. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, c1994.
  11. Sibley, David Allen.  Sibley Guide to Birds. New York: Knoph, c2000. This book contains detailed watercolor illustrations of 810 North American species with clear, descriptive text.

 

 

MEDIA

 

Winged Migration (Video;Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2001)   Allows the viewer to see the wonders of birds in flight.

 

INFOHIO ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

 

“Britannica Online – School Edition”

 

EBSCO Animals

 

EBSCO Middle Search Plus