Naturalist work sheet

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Many North American birds come to the far northern regions of the continent in summer to reproduce and raise their young. Long summer days in the north produce an abundance of insects and plants for birds and their young to eat. Because this food is not available during cold, winter months, many birds migrate south to forage in warmer climates.

These birds follow migratory routes, called flyways, between their northern breeding grounds and southern wintering areas. There are four major flyways in North America: the Pacific, Central, Mississippi and Atlantic Flyway.

The birds that Flyway

Pacific Flyway

http://conservation.audubon.org/pacific-flyway?gclid=CMDeoYPy3bQCFQf0nAodnTYAiw

Central Flyway

http://conservation.audubon.org/central-flyway?gclid=CJTeipLz3bQCFQeynQodMx0ADQ

Mississippi Flyway

http://conservation.audubon.org/mississippi-flyway?gclid=CKjTgIX23bQCFQGvnQodcwkA-Q

Atlantic Flyway

http://conservation.audubon.org/atlantic-flyway

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Venomous Snakes in Florida

http://www.247wildlife.com/venomousnakes.htm

Poisonous plants

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X581n5LXEw

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Give examples of: a producer, a consumer, and a decomposer in the food chain of an ecosystem.

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Look around your neighborhood and identify how litter might be dangerous to the birds and other animals. Clean up the litter. Identify what else you might do to make your neighborhood safer for animals.