Welcome to your virtual field trip!

Although we won’t be directly experiencing the

wonders of the outdoors together, we still have lots
of fun and informative activities planned for the
following weeks that should inspire and motivate
you to become engaged with the natural world!
Materials for today!
Take 1-2 minutes to go gather these supplies, if you have
them
● Pencil
● Paper or a notebook
Meet the Team!
Today’s Topic

Three Ways of Identifying

Bird Species
Looking at two bird species that are common in
North America…

We’ll be putting our observational skills to the test and

use our drawing skills to solidify our personal
relationships with the animals.
Train Your Bird’s Eye View!
In this lesson you’ll learn how to
spot & identify two common birds
that live in Oregon.

-using visual clues

So that on your next car ride or walk you can

notice exactly WHO is flying by
Train Your Bird’s Eye View!
Ever looked up to see this in
the sky?

Without having the bird

come close, we can still
learn to identify them using

1. size & shape

2. color pattern
3. ~behavior~
Train Your Bird’s Eye View!
Here are your two birds for today!
 Train Your Bird’s Eye View! Turkey Vulture
Here are your two birds for today!

Great Blue
Heron
Train Your Bird’s Eye View!
1. size & shape
- We will determine the size of the birds by
comparing them to other birds we’re more
familiar with.

-Relative size is a perceptual clue which

allows you to determine how close objects
are to an object of known size.

-What shapes can you find when looking at a

bird?
Silhouettes quickly tell you a bird’s size,
proportions, and posture.
Train Your Bird’s Eye View!
Size & shape - sketch one of these pictures, focusing on the shapes

Turkey Vulture

Great Blue
Heron
Train Your Bird’s Eye View!
color Pattern - on your drawing, use
color, or label where the colors are located
Train Your Bird’s Eye View!
Behavior - where can you find these birds and what are they doing?
Train Your Bird’s Eye View!
Eco-Challenge!
The next time you’re out, try and find
as many different birds as possible,
even if you don’t know them!
Remember the shapes, try and find
some colors, and notice what their
doing
 What’s happening next week?

— Remember to bring a writing utensil and

something to write on if you can!
References
National Parks Service - Invasive & Non-Native Species
USDA - Native, Invasive, and Other Plant-Related Definitions
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology