There is a great diversity of animals.
Wildlife is a valuable resource in our watersheds.
Each kind of organism plays a role in an ecosystem. People may effect changes in ecosystems and watersheds to ensure the survival of animal species within them. Students will learn about many of the birds found in our watersheds, their adaptations for survival, and their value as an integral component of the watershed ecosystems. Bird Watching , the first lesson in the unit, is used to arouse the students' interest in birds and gives them an opportunity to practice and improve their observation and record-keeping skills. In this lesson students go on a daily bird observation walk and learn how to record their observations in a field journal.