This kit complements the Arctic Nesting Shorebird Curriculum . It contains materials to complete most of the activities in the curriculum, plus field trip equipment, resource books, puppets and posters. A bald eagle wing , a foot with talons and a hand puppet are also included. This kit contains study skins of many interior Alaskan bird species and may be checked out alone or with the bird kit below. Although studying the Canada Goose is the main theme for this kit, several other topics are presented as well.
Students can explore wetlands, bird migration, endangered and extinct species.
They also develop skills in taking personal responsibility for the environment and decision making. Owls, hawks, and other raptors swallow their prey whole and later regurgitate a pellet containing complete skeletons of rodents, moles, shrews, and birds. The pellets are sanitized. Let students discover the bones within these pellets and even reconstruct a skeleton. This kit was prepared to introduce students to the fascinating birds of prey that live in Alaska.