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ANIMALS--BIRDS
Listed below are selected teaching resources from BLM national, state, and field offices, listed alphabetically by title.
- See also listings under Animals
- To find items for more general audiences, see our Birds listing under Students and Explorers.
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Audubon Alaska Bird Academy
Outdoor education program
2-day program on birds and their habitats offered by Campbell Creek Science Center and Alaska Audubon Society.
http://www.anchorage.ak.blm.gov/ccsc/bap-1.html
BLM-Idaho Captivates Educators and Kids with "The Raptor Box"
1998 BLM Environmental Education feature
Describes a portable trunk with tools, lessons and activities for interdisciplinary instruction about birds of prey, i.e. falcons, hawks & eagles.
http://www.blm.gov/education/feature/1998/id/feature.html
Education Birds
Live birds
Describes BLM program to bring live raptors, including kestrels, owls, and hawks, into classrooms and other education events,
http://www.birdsofprey.blm.gov/edubirds.htm
Environmental Education Days
outdoor school
Describes one-day outdoor laboratories on desert ecosystems at Snake River Birds of Prey Area's Dedication Point Interpretive Site.
http://www.birdsofprey.blm.gov/education/index.htm - eedays
New River School Programs
Field office web page
Description of school programs offered at New River Area of Critical Environmental Concern near Bandon, Oregon; includes teacher's guides on plants, birds, and water quality.
http://www.or.blm.gov/coosbay/newriver/school_programs.htm
Raptor Identification Guide
website
Identification Guide for birds of the Snake River area, including hawks, kestrels, ravens, falcons (PDF format).
http://www.birdsofprey.blm.gov/raptorid.pdf
Raptors in a Box
toolkit
Describes the award winning raptor education trunk , includes 5 lesson plans, 25 activities, raptor parts, other resources, for loan.
http://www.birdsofprey.blm.gov/education/index.htm - raptorbox
Resource Explorer Larry Ridenhour
website
BLM park ranger describes work with raptors at Snake River Birds of Prey Area in Idaho.
http://www.blm.gov/education/expert/5/index.html
Snake River Birds of Prey Education Programs
resource list
Webpage describes education programs in BLM's Snake River Birds of Prey Area in Idaho, habitat for large numbers of raptors.
http://www.birdsofprey.blm.gov/edu.htm
Snake River Birds of Prey EE Days
1997 BLM Environmental Education feature
Describes educational tour of BLM's Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area; activities at 4 stations, and a scavenger hunt.
http://www.blm.gov/education/feature/feature6.html
Songbird Blues Kit: Exploring Neotropical Migratory Songbirds
Curriculum Kit that can be borrowed/purchased
This site describes components of an interdisciplinary songbird curriculum containing lessons and activities in science, literature, social studies, math and the arts. Includes themes, lesson formats and contact information.
http://www.or.blm.gov/EE/SongBirdMain/songbird.htm
Teacher's Field Trip Guide
Educator's guide
Field trip guide to the BLM's Snake River Birds of Prey Area in Idaho, link to PDF file.
http://www.birdsofprey.blm.gov/fldtrpgid.pdf
Wyoming's Duck Swamp Classroom Whets Public Appetite
1997 BLM Environmental Education feature
Describes BLM Worland, Wyoming, district's "Duck Swamp Environmental Education Area" made possible by a new footbridge.
http://www.blm.gov/education/feature/feature12.html
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
Interpretive Center Outdoor Education
Describes the interpretive center and educational opportunities at Yaquina Head, a BLM recreation area located on
Oregon' s West Coast just north of Newport. Includes tide pool guidelines, a virtual tour, and contact information.
http://www.or.blm.gov/EE/EESites/yhona.htm