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BACKYARD BIRD
B INGO
MATERIALS:Bird Bingo sheet, pen/pencil, Binoculars, iNaturalist/iBird lite/Field Guide
INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Whenever you spot a bird, use your bingo card to try and identify it. You can also use afieldguide,iNaturalistoriBirdlitetocheck.2. Sometimesmaleandfemalebirdslook different. This is called sexual dimorphism. Ifyouseeabirdthatlookssimilartoone onyourcard,checkyourguidetoseeifit’s the same bird or even a young, juvenile bird. 3. Once you have all 5 in a row (any direction), you’vewonaBingo!4. SharewiththeForestPreservesofCook County.5. Keep your Bingo card and continue to see how many of these birds you can spot throughout migratory season.
We’recelebratingWorldMigratoryBirdDay!
Every year, thousands of birds migrate through Illinois.CookCountyfallsalonga“superhighway”forbirdmigrationthankstodiversehabitatssuchaswetlands,prairies,lakesandforests.Nearly300species of birds—migrating and native—have been spottedintheForestPreservesofCookCounty.You may be spending more time at home, but
youcanalsofindmanyofthesebirdstravelingorstoppinginyourownneighborhood!Throughthisactivityyou’lllearntoidentifyandrecordthebirds
ofCookCountybyappearance.
B A C K YA R D B I R D B I N GO
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Robin Mallard House sparrow Black-cappedchickadee Red-belliedwoodpecker
Americangoldfinch Downywoodpecker Blue jay Canadian grey goose House wren
Housefinch Red-wingedblackbird American crow Cedar waxwing
Mourning dove Red-tailedhawk Northerncardinal-male Great blue heron Grackle
Northerncardinal-female Barn swallow White-breastednuthatch Rose-breastedgrossbeak Ruby-throatedhummingbird
