In order to be classified as a songbird, these birds must have perching feet. There is an endless array of different habitats in British Columbia that songbirds can and do occupy. Students may choose a specific habitat and, using household items, design and construct an imaginary songbird that could survive in that particular environment. Students can then name the bird and give an oral presentation to explain why the bird looks the way it does. Encourage the students to be creative and discuss all aspects of a songbird's life, including how it forages, what type of habitat it lives in, where it nests, what its nests are made of, mating displays and field marks.
Students can even invent and perform the songs of their bird.
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