Patuxent Tools for Learning About Birds has many resources for learning to identify birds by sight and song. Songs and Calls of Some New York State Birds has au files of bird songs. The PBS site for The Life of Birds has information about bird biology and the making of this TV series. The Kaytee Company has various student resources about birds. One of our own pages has magnified images of feathers , a body covering unique to birds, plus links to more about feathers.
Owls swallow their prey bones, feathers, fur and all and cough the undigestible parts out later.
Visit virtual Owl Pellet Dissection to learn more. Cats Indoors is a Website with lesson plans sponsored by the American Bird Conservancy about an often over-looked way of conserving birds, keeping a common backyard predator away from wild prey. Staying indoors is also good for the health of the cat. Finding Birds Birding Hotlists has information on rare bird sightings in the United States and Canada. The Rochester area is home to one of the best spring hawk watching sites in North America.