Celebrate Pennsylvania Birds

Activities and Lessons

• Wild Turkey Lesson Plan and Notes (PDFs)
  
• Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection Activity – Courtesy of Owl Brand Supply Company Inc.
• Who’s Hoo? Lesson Plan on Pennsylvania’s Owls (PPT)
  
• Owl Critter Cards (for Who’s Hoo Lesson Plan) (PDF)
  
• Who’s Hoo Concept Map Activity (for Who’s Hoo Lesson Plan) (PDF)
  
• Who’s Hoo Owls of PA Crossword and Crossword Answer Sheet
  
• Sounds of Spring Story Map
• Winter Bird Field Guide Brochure and Activity for grades K–6 (PDF)
• Bald Eagle: A National Symbol Lesson Plan (PPT)
• Bald Eagle: A National Symbol Script for Parents and Educators (PDF)
• Bird Beak Bites for grades K–3 (PDF)
• Turkey Field Guide for grades K–6 (PDF)
• How to Build Your Own Bird Feeder for grades all ages (PDF)
• Build Your Own Bird Nest for grades K–6 (PDF)
• Pennsylvania Wildlife Coloring Book for grades K–3 (PDF)
• Bird Digestive System Activity for grades 3–6 (PDF)

Videos and Watchable Wildlife

• New #WildSciPA Videos! Northern Saw-whet Owl banding (11:06) and Woodcock migration (7:56)
  
• Peregrine Falcon Artificial Nest Box Installation and Nest Success (2:45 video)
• How to Build a Bluebird Box (video 10:28); Purchase a kit from our Howard Nursery.
• All About Bluebirds for grades K–6 (13:11 video)
• Bird Box Pointers for grades K–6 (4:07 video)
  
• All About Ospreys for grades K–6 (2:26 video)
  
• What is a "Tame" Ruffed Grouse for grades 6–12 (5:43 video)
• Heron Rookery Surveys for grades 6–12 (4:57 video)
• Turkey Tidbits for grades K–6 (6:07 video)

Live Cameras

• Bald Eagle Nest Live Cam (Pennsylvania Farm Country)
• Middle Creek Migration Updates and Live Webcam (Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area)
• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Live Peregrine Falcon Cam (Harrisburg)