Bird Field Guide • A field guide is a really helpful book to take on hikes, picnics, camping with you. If you come across a critter, a field guide can help you identify what you’re looking at! • As I go over the animals, draw arrows that indicate “field marks” – Field marks - patterns, colors, stripes, etc. that make that bird species what it is • In addition, you will be given calls- so try your best to write down the mimic of the bird, or what it sounds like to you – Call - a noise that is just “talking” to other members of the flock – Song - a noise that is aiming to find a mate or claim territory
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Bird Field Guide• A field guide is a really helpful book to take
on hikes, picnics, camping with you. If you come across a critter, a field guide can help you identify what you’re looking at!
• As I go over the animals, draw arrows that indicate “field marks”– Field marks- patterns, colors, stripes, etc. that
make that bird species what it is• In addition, you will be given calls- so try
your best to write down the mimic of the bird, or what it sounds like to you– Call- a noise that is just “talking” to other
members of the flock– Song- a noise that is aiming to find a mate or
