Division of Migratory Bird Management

Educational Links

One of the greatest (but still largely untapped) potentials of the Internet is its use as a tool for enhancing elementary and secondary education. Here we have assembled just a few of the many sites that feature migratory birds.

Animal Tracks Kid's Page has games and other fun stuff for kids in grades K-6 (National Wildlife Federation)

Birds: Our Environmental Indicators is a curriculum guide (Earth Generation)

Birds in the Classroom: An OnLine Bird Project assists schools in collecting data on bird communities in their local area (Chicago Academy of Science)

Classroom FeederWatch is an interdisciplinary science curriculum that uses data contributed by students (Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology)

Endangered Means There's Still Time is a virtual slide show and quiz for grades 4-12 (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

FWS-Shorebirds and a mirror siteis a listserver for teachers, students, parents, and shorebird enthusiasts (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Heading North (National Audubon Society) and a companion site (Public Broadcasting Corporation) use satellite telemetry to follow Snow Geese on their northward journey

Heading South tracks the fall migration of Bewick's Swans from arctic Russia to England (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Highway to the Tropics: Tracking Osprey Via Satellite includes family fun activities, plus 16 multi-disciplinary lesson plans for grades 4-8 (The Raptor Center)

Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration let students in grades 4-12 witness the wonders of migration as they travel 'live' with some of the world's most accomplished adventurers (The Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project)

Junior Duck Stamp will send a curriculum guide, video, and poster to teachers upon request (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Mallard Tracker illustrates ecological principals by following the nesting patterns of 10 Mallard hens in Manitoba (Ducks Unlimited Canada)

Migrating Birds Know No Boundaries: An Education Project for Following Migrating Birds Using Satellite Telemetry for students in grades 7-9 (Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel)

Migratory Birds in Peril focuses on threats to these species and practical things that individuals can do to help protect their populations (World Wildlife Fund Canada)

Migratory Birds Rainforest Campaign focuses on the conservation of birds that breed in Canada and the U.S. and winter in the tropical rainforests (World Wildlife Fund Canada)

The Mystery of Migration examines the "Who, what, where, when, and how" of bird migration (National Audubon Society)

Project PigeonWatch enlists students to study regional variations in pigeon flock coloration and behavior (Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology)

Project WILD is one of the most widely used conservation and environmental education programs for grades K-12 (Project WILD)

Satellite Tracking of Threatened Species cranes, eagles, and more (NASA)

Satellite Tracking Wood Storks from Georgia to Florida (Wildlife Conservation Society)

Save the Hatchlings, a game based on the movie Fly Away Home, requires skill and quick maneuvering to save the baby geese and help them migrate south for the winter (Columbia Pictures)

The Shorebird Page features a virtual shorebird quiz and much more (The Wetlands Network and Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network)

Shorebird Sister Schools Program is also available in Spanish (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Tools for Learning About Birds includes pictures, songs, maps, identification tips, and the famous Patuxent Bird Quiz (Patuxent Wildlife Research Center)

Trivia Contest is updated weekly (The Nature Conservancy)

The Virtual Birder features interactive tours and bird identification quizzes that are updated monthly (Great Blue Productions)

Wild Wings: Heading South (Public Broadcasting Corporation) and a companion site (National Audubon Society) feature games, fun facts, and classroom activities

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