Birds of Prey Ongoing Ages 8-10

Growing up, I was around a lot of birds, however I really did not know anything about them or appreciate them. Now I am an avid bird watcher and photographer. I want to share my love of birds with children. We will talk about the birds, where they live, what they eat, and many other interesting facts. Each week we will focus on a different bird/ bird family. The students will also learn how to use birding identification guides and clues on how to identify birds. 

Each week we will look at pictures of the bird that we are studying. We will also talk about birds that are very similar, and what makes this bird unique and how to identify it from other similar birds. Students will be encouraged to share any information that they know about the bird and if they have any pictures, they can share them. The habitat will be discussed and what they eat. We will learn what sounds the bird makes. Students can ask questions about the birds that they are curious about. This class would be appropriate for 8-10 year olds that are interested in birds, it is not a Share/social  class. Most of the time is spent looking at the resources, and is teacher directed. We do a bird game at the end of each class to help learn the bird sounds. I also give the students a lot of links to further their study.

Many of the pictures shared will be those I have taken. I am a nature photographer, as well as avid birder.
No prior knowledge is needed. The actual dates will be shown in the classroom as there are multiple sections of the class, (check this sheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xK4Rhfdyh0XgMUDE3m77XGvkelMp7-UUXLcL7wPV0D0/edit?usp=sharing) 
This shows the order of the birds studied, and more may be added. 
April 14th Week 1: Bald Eagle
April 21st Week 2: Golden Eagle
April 28th Week 3: Osprey
May 5th Week 4:  Peregrine Falcon
May 12th Week 5: Red Tail Hawk
May 19th Week 6: Turkey Vulture/Black Vulture
May 25th Week 7: Mississippi Kite
June 2nd Week 8: Northern Harrier
June 9th Week 9: American Kestrel
June 16th Week 10: Merlin
June 23rd Week 11:  Cooper's Hawk/Sharp-Shinned Hawk

Current class: Wed 5-5:30 CT 
Sept 7th	       Cooper's Sharp shinned
Sept 14th	Rough-legged Hawk
Sept 21st	Swainson's Hawk
Oct 5th	       Broad Wing Hawk
Oct 12th	      Northern Goshawk
Oct 19th	Ferruginous Hawk
Oct 26th	Zone-tailed Hawk/common black hawk
Nov 2nd	       Red shouldered Hawk
Nov 9th	        White tailed kite/snail kite
Nov 16th	swallow tailed kite
Nov 30th	Harris Hawk
Dec 7th	        California Condor
Dec 14th	Crested CaraCara
Jan 4th	      Prairie Falcon
Jan 11th	      Gryfalcon
Jan 18th	     Shrikes- loggerhead/northern
Jan 25th       Northern Goshawk
Feb 1st         Golden Eagle
Feb 8th       Osprey
Feb 15th     Peregrine Falcon
Feb 23rd    Red Tail 
March 1st   Vultures
March 8th  Mississipi kite
March 15th  Northern Harrier
March 23rd  American Kesteral 




Future classes will include specific classes on woodpeckers, owls, backyard birds, waterfowl, and heron/egrets.