Why are baby birds so loud?

Parent & Offspring Behavior
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DISCUSS: Why do you think the dad is carrying the babies under his wings?
DISCUSS: What else might animal parents do to help their babies survive?
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Get your supplies.
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Take a few minutes to color your baby birds!
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Practice being a parent bird. Pretend your hand is a beak.
Try picking up something from your desk with your pretend beak.
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You need to find worms and bring them back to the nest to feed your
baby birds. Listen for the sounds of the babies. You’ll search for one
worm at a time.
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Stand up next to your desk. Imagine you’re a parent bird with a beak.
When you hear the baby birds, search for a worm!
Bring the worm back to your nest and feed one of the baby birds.
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Continue to search for worms when you hear the baby birds.
You can only hold one worm at a time in your beak.
You need two more worms to feed all your babies.
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Discuss.

DISCUSS:

What could the baby birds do to stay safe from a hawk?

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These are the parent birds that can bring you food.
Discuss.
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Here’s what we thought.
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Let’s practice together! When you see one of the parents nearby,
chirp for food and open your beak wide. Ready, set, go!
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Hawks, raccoons, and even squirrels are predators of baby birds.
Be careful! They want to eat YOU!
Discuss.
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Here’s what we thought.
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It’s time to be a baby bird!
When you see a parent bird, chirp for food.
When you see a predator, stay low and quiet.
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05/05
Discuss.
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predator


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an animal that hunts and eats other animals

protect


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to keep safe
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safety


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protection from getting hurt
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food


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something that animals eat
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needs


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things that an animal or plant must have in order to live
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offspring


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babies

survive


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to stay alive
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behavior


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what an animal does
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pattern


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something that can be observed again and again and again in a way that can be predicted
Why are baby birds so loud?
Parent & Offspring Behavior
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