Science Takes Wing - Lesson II - BIRD SOUNDS

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Lesson activity based on the

ASU Ask-a-Biologist virtual aviary




Birds “sing” to attract mates and announce their territories.

Birds “call” in alarm, or to announce food.

Each Bird species has its own song and call.

Did you know?



• Most birdwatchers find birds by hearing them first.

• You can learn to identify birds by sound, too!



Here are 10 common birds found in

Arizona’s riparian areas.



Learning Bird SoundsListen to each bird’s

sound and make notes about what you hear.

Is the sound sweet, raspy, fast, slow?

Use your notes to answer quiz questions.



Example: Bell’s Vireo

Write on your paper something like: “Fast and Squeaky”



Example Quiz:Which Bird Do you Hear?

A. Yellow-beak Bluebird

B. Bell’s Vireo C. Roadrunner



We will learn all 10 birds and their songs then have the quiz.



Canyon Wren



Brown-Crested Flycatcher



Ladder-Backed Woodpecker



Lucy’s Warbler



Abert’s Towhee



Song Sparrow



Bewick’s Wren



Yellow Warbler



Summer Tanager



Ready for the Quiz?

Listen to the bird song and select the correct answer from the choices given.

Use your notes to help!



A. Abert’s Towhee

B. Yellow Warbler C. Bewick’s Wren

Bird Song 1 Which bird do you hear?



A. Lucy’s Warbler B. Summer Tanager

C. Song Sparrow




A. Summer Tanager

B. Canyon Wren C. Brown-Crested Flycatcher




B. Ladder-Backed Woodpecker

C. Bell’s Vireo


A. Lucy’s Warbler



A. Canyon Wren B. Yellow Warbler C. Song Sparrow




B. Song SparrowA. Summer Tanager

C. Bell’s Vireo




C. Bewick’s WrenA. Ladder-Backed Woodpecker

B. Abert’s Towhee




A. Abert’s Towhee


C. Bell’s Vireo




B. Bewick’s WrenA. Lucy’s Warbler


C. Bell’s Vireo



A. Summer Tanager

C. Canyon Wren





Correct Your Quiz 1. B. Yellow Warbler2. C. Song Sparrow3. C. Brown-Crested Flycatcher4. B. Ladder-Backed

Woodpecker5. A. Song Sparrow6. C. Bell’s Vireo7. C. Bewick’s Wren8. A. Abert’s Towhee9. A. Lucy’s Warbler10. A. Summer Tanager How did you do?



Try Listening Outside Explore bird sounds

outdoors by sitting quietly and listening for 10 minutes. How many different bird songs or calls do you hear?

Try this activity at different times of day. When do you hear the most? Why?



Learn More

For more classroom activities please contact:

Cathy Wise (602) 468-6470, [email protected]

Want to hear more bird songs?Visit the virtual aviary at the Ask-a-Biologist web site to listen and learn more about birds in the southwest..

http://askabiologist.asu.edu/birdsongs/


http://askabiologist.asu.edu/birdsongs


Bird Photograph Credits:

Ladder-Backed Woodpecker, Canyon Wren, Yellow Warbler, Lucy’s Warbler:Robert Shantz

Bewick’s Wren:Scott Streit

Brown-Crested Flycatcher, Bell’s Vireo, Summer Tanager:Herbert Clarke

Abert’s Towhee, Song Sparrow: Richard Ditch

AcknowledgementsThe Ask-a-Biologist program is supported by the ASU School of Life Sciences. All the bird recordings and photographs for this activity used with permission of Ask-a-Biologist and Birding PDA. Sharing this activity is encouraged. Please be sure to submit the permission request form so that we can track the use of materials and keep this program running.

http://askabiologist.asu.edu/pages/permissions.php

Bird Cartoons by: Sabine Deviche


http://askabiologist.asu.edu/pages/permissions.php


AZ Science Standards Alignment, Grades 5-8

Strand 1: Inquiry Process, Concept 1-3 *Strand 4: Life Science, Concept 4*

* Performance objectives vary by grade



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