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By: Eva and Adrianna

Help us survive in our habitat!. By: Eva and Adrianna. Bird Conservation. Pretest. What are four key things needed for bird survival? What can you do to prevent birds from crashing into windows? Name 3 ways you can help nesting birds. On what occasion would bird baths be dangerous?

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By: Eva and Adrianna

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  1. Help us survive in our habitat! By: Eva and Adrianna Bird Conservation

  2. Pretest What are four key things needed for bird survival? What can you do to prevent birds from crashing into windows? Name 3 ways you can help nesting birds. On what occasion would bird baths be dangerous? What house hold pet is extremely dangerous to birds

  3. What Birds Need From their Habitats Food: 1. Natural: Planted vegetation that is native to the area. 2. Man-made: Place out bird-feeders large enough for local birds to easily get in and out. Water: 1. Natural: Body of water such as pond, river, or ocean. 2. Man-made: Bird bath 1-2 inches deep and fresh clean water. (Bird baths more than 1-2 inches deep could be dangerous for birds because they can drown in them) Space : 1. Natural: Provide native trees and plants with plenty of edible parts, or plenty of bird prey on it. 2. Man-made: large yard with a variety of native species. Cover : 1. Natural: trees and shrubs with quick entrances and exits 2. Man-made: pile of rocks, logs, old Christmas tree on it’s side.

  4. Habitat related ways to help birds Grow a variety of vegetation to provide food and shelter. Provide a bird bath or fountain to provide a water source for drinking and bathing. However, change the water every 2-3 days and, depending on the type of birds in the area, make it 1-2 inches deep. Make or buy a bird feeder big enough for local birds to get in and out easily. Preferably, you should have an entrance on the top as well as some where else.

  5. How Can We Help Nesting Birds? Lower amounts of chemicals in your yard. It is a possible nesting site. Provide native plants so that nesting birds and their young have a quick and healthy food source. Hang a bird feeder. Make it within reach of the nest so that birds can keep an eye on their eggs and/or young. Keep cats and other pets indoors! Pets, especially cats pose a serious threat to birds. Do NOT let animal such as raccoons and skunks onto your lawn.

  6. Non-Habitat Ways To Help Birds 1.) When you are driving with your parents in the car make sure to be aware of birds flying across the road. People could possibly throw food or garbage on streets or roads and the food could attract birds, so always be aware. If you do this you are helping birds all over. 2.) The next thing is do not put trash and food on the ground because it may attract birds. Some chemicals used in human food or trash is poisonous to birds. Eating these chemicals may be fatal to birds.

  7. This is how we can help migratory bird successfully face challenges to their survival Problem Solution Birds can get trapped in feeders. Lawn Chemicals Bird can be too deep and birds can drown Make bird feeders wider and make sure that there is an opening at the top. Contact a pest control agency instead of using chemicals they might have a different way. Don’t make the water more than 1 inch deep, small birds can drown.

  8. Second Chart Problem Solution 4) Keep cats inside because they like to kill birds, but if your cat is an outdoor cat don’t try to attract birds to your house by using feeders, fountain/bird baths, nest boxes, etc.. 5) If your hometown is a breeding ground for birds set up feeders and nest boxes. 6) Cover window with a taut netting or screen at least 2 inches from the window. The purpose is to break the reflection. 4) Cats 5) Changes in breeding grounds 6) When birds run into windows

  9. Posttest What are four key things needed for bird survival?: Food, Water, Space, and Cover What can you do to prevent birds from crashing into windows?: cover windows with a taut netting placed at least 2 inches from the widow. 3) Name 3 ways you can help nesting birds.: Provide nesting box or platform, put bird feeders close to nest, keep pets indoors, etc… On what occasion would bird baths be dangerous?: If they are more that 1-2 inches deep. 5) What house hold pet is extremely dangerous to birds: Cats

  10. Pledge For Birds WE Adrianna Troche and Eva Bayer want to let you know that We Are always looking out for birds and make sure that our parents don’t hit them when theyare driving. We slow down when there are Signs for bird crossing and we sometimes put out bird feeders. wemake sure that the inside is wide enough and that there is An opening at the top if a bird decides to go in it. in it.

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