Identifying Birds

Before we can identify a bird we have to have the words to describe what we're seeing.

Z's been learning about birds and this is what she has to say about identifying them:

     For instance if you see a Chickadee they will have a black stripe on their head, other birds have black stripes on their wings, you have to know where the stripe is on the bird to identify the bird.

     Knowing the words for the body parts is important. A cardinal has a crest on his crown whereas robins do not but they both have red on them. A robin has a red breast but cardinals are red everywhere.

     If you're looking up to find out what bird you see every bit of information helps.

Picture from Cornell Lab of Ornithology