Individual examination of owl pellets and the reconstruction of the skeletal structure of devoured prey will be exciting to the children. Suet will be made and used to decorate a bird tree using different types of home-made feeders. Differing bill types of birds will be compared using common household items to represent the mechanical actions of bird bills. The unit will culminate with participation in Project Feeder Watch, the Audubon annual bird count. The value of this program lies in its education value to the students about the characteristics of birds and their place in the ecosystem.
Additional value lies in the enjoyment of learning that the program creates in the students.
The concept of stewardship will be instilled in students toward our feathered friends.