news-2-you Volume XV, Edition 25 n2y.com WHAT BIRD FEEDING February is Bird Feeding Month. Remember the birds this month. In the North, the weather is very cold. Birds need food and water. + http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/nature/winterbird.htm#feeder page 1
news page Snow covers the birds food. Water is often frozen. Some birds fly south to find warmer weather. But many birds do not leave. These birds need your help!! page 2
news page How can you help?? Put a bowl of water outdoors. When the water freezes, get more. a bird feeder, You can also put out a bird house or more! page 3
news page What can you put in the bird feeder?? Different birds like different foods. seeds, Most birds like berries or suet cakes. Feeding the birds is fun!! page 4
news page What birds visit your backyard?? Get a bird book from a library. Find your birds in the book. Make a bird journal. Draw or take pictures of your birds. or page 5
news page Have fun feeding the birds this winter. A feeder will bring birds to your backyard. listen to, Birds are fun to learn about and watch. Feeding the birds is awesome!! http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/nature/winterbird.htm#feeder page 6
people in the news WHO JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851) John Audubon was a bird expert. teacher, He was a artist, scientist and more. John wrote a book about U.S. birds. The book shows 497 different birds. 497 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/john-james-audubon/drawn-from-nature/106/ page 7
people in the news The book was called The Birds of America. It was first printed in the 1800s. 1800s John studied each bird. He painted a picture of each bird. The book is still America s #1 bird book. #1 page 8
places in the news WHERE MY BACKYARD A backyard is an outdoor space. It can be big or small. or A backyard may have play equipment. Or maybe it only has grass. or A backyard is a great place for a bird feeder too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/backyard page 9
places in the news Anyone has a place for a bird feeder. Hang a bird feeder from a backyard tree. Some bird feeders stick on windows. If you have a window, you can feed birds. Birds bring music to your backyard. page 10
recipe page NEED Bird Cakes Snack 10 rice cakes 8 oz cream cheese Serves 10 1 C sunflower seeds 1 C raisins 10 plates knife 1. Put rice cake on each plate. 2. Spread cream cheese on top of each rice cake. 3. Sprinkle sunflower seeds and raisins on cream cheese. 4. Eat. page 11
joke page Knock, Knock. Who s there? Bird. Bird who? Bird you put out a feeder. Heard page 12
game page Circle the pictures about BIRD FEEDING. freeze Dora backyard suet cake berries bird food theater cleaning cart weather draw feeder journal house One Direction John Audubon page 13
review page 1. WHAT is this paper about? Dog Show Ice Fishing Bird Feeding 2. WHEN is Bird Feeding Month? January March February 3. WHAT do birds need? liver and onions food and water wheels 4. WHY do some birds fly south? warmer weather vacation colder weather 5. WHAT do most birds like? chocolate seeds juice 6. WHERE can you find a bird book? library bowling alley church page 14
puzzle page ACROSS DOWN 3 backyard 1 berries 4 feeder 2 foods 5 winter 3 bird 7 journal 5 water 6 help 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 page 15
sudoku page Fill in the grid using the pictures below so that every row, every column and every large box contains the following four items:. page 16
think page 1. WHY do you like birds? Why not??? 2. DESCRIBE things in a backyard. 3. WHY would you like to feed the birds? Why not??? page 17
sports page WHO IS #1? College basketball has one big question. 1 Who is the best men s team in America?? No one knows. Many teams were voted #1. #1 Then the #1 team lost a game. #1 Espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings page 18
sports page Indiana, The #1 #1 teams have included Duke, University of Michigan and Louisville. Indiana has been #1 the most #1 times. X America will know the real #1 team in April. #1 That team will be the winner of the NCAA tournament. page 19
words page bird feeder backyard journal page 20