Exploring South American Birds

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. This class will focus on birds found in South America. 

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 5-8 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 games at the end of each class to help learn the bird by visual identification. 

This link shows the sections and which bird they are on. There are different tabs for the various birding classes. 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11f5RPnvILmUV4ZSTtEoRHSHOsCZc7b_XbC15AmMLtJQ/edit?usp=sharing
Example: shows the order of birds- need to check sheet above for each section. 
No prior knowledge is needed.
Other sections will have different days. More will be added if students want to continue 
Tuesday class 
August 23	Southern Screamer
	
September 13	Red-legged Cormorant
	
September 20	Capuchin bird
	
September 27	Chimango Caracara
	
October 4	Magnificent Frigatebird
	
October 11	Harpy Eagle
	
October 18	Waved Albatross
	
October 25	Andean Condor
	
November 1	King Penquin
	
November 8	Toco Toucan
	
November 15	 Blue Footed Booby
	
November 29	Magellanic Woodpecker
	
December 6	Hyacinth Macaw
	
December 13	Greater Rhea
	
January 10	Scarlet-banded barbet
	
January 17	Inca Tern
	
January 24	Amazon Kingfisher
	
January 31	Jandaya Parakeet
	
February 7	Bare-faced Curassow
	
February 14	Scarlet Macaw
	
February 21	Brazilian Ruby
	
February 28	Black-eared Fairy
	
March 7	Chestnut-eared Aracari
	
March 14	Yellow-faced Parrot
	
March 21	Violet-capped Woodnymph
	
March 28	Saffron Toucanet
	
April 4	Banded Cotinga
	
April 11	Black-headed Berry eater
	
April 18	Striated Soft tail
	
April 25	Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
	
May 2	Hook-billed Hermit
	
May 9	Pin-tailed Manakin
	
May 16	Maroon-faced Parakeet
	
May 23	Bare-throated Bellbird
	
June 6	Three-toed Jacamar
	
June 13	Red-necked Tanager
	
June 20	Quetzal
	
June 27	Lear’s macaw
	
July 11	Keel-billed toucan
	
July 18	Andean cock-of-the-rock
	
July 25	Capped heron
	
August 1	Curl-crested aracari
	
	
Wed section: 

September 28	Southern Screamer
	
October 5	Red-legged Cormorant
	
October 12      Capuchin bird
	
October 19	Chimango Caracara
	
October 26    Magnificent Frigatebird
	
November 2	Harpy Eagle
	
November 9  Waved Albatross
	
November 16	Andean Condor
	
November 30       King Penquin
	
December 7	Toco Toucan
	
December 14 Blue Footed Booby
	
January 11	Magellanic Woodpecker
	
January 18  Hyacinth Macaw
	
January 25  Greater Rhea
	
February 1	Scarlet-banded barbet
	
February 8      Inca Tern
	
February 15	Amazon Kingfisher
	
February 22	Jandaya Parakeet
	
March 1	Bare-faced Curassow
	
March 8	Scarlet Macaw
	
March 15  Brazilian Ruby
	
March 22   Black-eared Fairy
	
March 29    Chestnut-eared Aracari
	
April 5	Yellow-faced Parrot
	
April 12	Violet-capped Woodnymph
	
April 19	Saffron Toucanet
	
April 26	Banded Cotinga
	
May 3	Black-headed Berry eater
	
May 10    Striated Soft tail
	
May 17	Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
	
May 24	Hook-billed Hermit
	
June 7	Pin-tailed Manakin
	
June 14	Maroon-faced Parakeet
	
June 21   Bare-throated Bellbird
	
June 28	Three-toed Jacamar
	
July 12	Red-necked Tanager
	
July 19 Quetzal
	
July 26	Lear’s macaw
	
August 2  Keel-billed toucan
	
August 9     Andean cock-of-the-rock
	
August 16   Capped heron
	
August 23  Curl-crested aracari


Thurs section: 

Oct 6th       Southern Screamer
	
October 13    Red-legged Cormorant
	
October 20     Capuchin bird
	
October 27   Chimango Caracara
	
November 3    Magnificent Frigatebird
	
November 10  Harpy Eagle
	
November 17  Waved Albatross
	
December 1 	Andean Condor
	
December 8       King Penquin
	
December 15	Toco Toucan
	
January 5  Blue Footed Booby
	
January 12  Magellanic Woodpecker
	
January 19  Hyacinth Macaw
	
January 26  Greater Rhea
	
February 2	Scarlet-banded barbet
	
February 9      Inca Tern
	
February 16	Amazon Kingfisher
	
February 23	Jandaya Parakeet
	
March 2	Bare-faced Curassow
	
March 9 Scarlet Macaw
	
March 16  Brazilian Ruby
	
March 23   Black-eared Fairy
	
March 30    Chestnut-eared Aracari
	
April 6        Yellow-faced Parrot
	
April 13       Violet-capped Woodnymph
	
April 20	Saffron Toucanet
	
April 27    Banded Cotinga
	
May 4	Black-headed Berry eater
	
May 11    Striated Soft tail
	
May 18 Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
	
May 25	Hook-billed Hermit
	
June 8 Pin-tailed Manakin
	
June 15	Maroon-faced Parakeet
	
June 22   Bare-throated Bellbird
	
June 29	Three-toed Jacamar
	
July 6	Red-necked Tanager
	
July 13  Quetzal
	
July 20	Lear’s macaw
	
July 27 Keel-billed toucan
	
August 3    Andean cock-of-the-rock
	
August 10   Capped heron
	
August 17  Curl-crested aracari


Other birding classes  are offered in ongoing format, some also have multi day and camp formats include:  American Backyard Birds, Owls, Birds of Prey, Waterfowl. European Birds of Prey, European Owls.