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Why do birds migrate?
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To find resources
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To find food
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To find nesting
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To run away from danger
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What RESOURCES do birds in the northern hemisphere gain by flying south in the winter and north in the spring?
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More water
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Budding Plants
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Nesting Locations
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Less crowded areas
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Growing insect populations
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What is a FLYWAY?
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The way birds organize themselves as they fly south
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The path a bird takes during migration (migration corridor)
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A special form of flying where birds move up and down quickly during migration
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A word meaning "running away from predators"
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Migrating birds can cover thousands of miles in their annual travels.
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- True
- False
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Most migrating birds choose a completely different path every year.
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- True
- False
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First year birds may migrate to a winter home they have never seen and return the following spring to the area in which they were born
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- True
- False
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What are some techniques migrating birds use to navigate?
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Some birds use the stars to navigate
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Some use sense of hearing to try to hear which routes are the safest
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Some sense changes in the earth's magnetic field
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The secrets of birds' amazing navigational skills remain largely hidden.
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Some use sense of smell
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What hazards do birds face during migration?
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MAN-MADE STRUCTURES - Radio/TV/cell towers that attract birds to the light, and collisions with glass
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SUN - Birds often get too heated by the sun
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WEATHER - can blow birds off course or kill them directly
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TIMING - arriving early can lead to freezing or lack of food and a late spring can lead to starvation.
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BOREDOM - birds often get bored and distracted when migrating
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PREDATORS - Hawks, falcons, and domesticated cats
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Which bird travels the greatest distance during migration
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Bald Eagle
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Red Tailed Hawk
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The Sparrow
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The Arctic Tern
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How many miles can it travel each year?
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1,000
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60,000
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24,000
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50,000
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How many miles can it fly during it's LIFETIME?
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more than 800,000 miles
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more than 1 million miles
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more than 20,000 miles
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more than 1,000 miles
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Owls are birds of ___________________.
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the daytime
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happiness
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wisdom
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prey
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What are some characteristics of birds of prey?
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Carnivorous
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Sharp, curved beak and talons
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Very large heads
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Keen eyesight
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What do the fringed feathers on owls enable them to do?
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Swim
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Fly silently
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Scare predators
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Shield themselves from rocks and sharp objects
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Owls have small eyes on the front of their heads
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- True
- False
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Because owl eyes are fixed, they can rotate their head to see behind them
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- True
- False
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Some owls use sonar to locate prey
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- True
- False
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What are places where owls ARE NOT found living?
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The United States
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parts of Greenland
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some remote islands
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Canada
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Antartica
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What is the PROVENTRICULUS?
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The part of the owl where other wastes are excreted
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The second part of the stomach that acts as a filter for indigestible items.
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The first part of the stomach that contains enzymes and acids that digest food.
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What is the VENTRICULUS
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The first part of the stomach that contains enzymes and acids that digest food.
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The second part of the stomach that acts as a filter for indigestible items.
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The part of the owl where other wastes (other than pellets) are excreted
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What type of vision do owls have?
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Excellent near-sighted vision
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Excellent far-sighted vision
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How many degrees in either direction can owls move their necks?
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160
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360
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270
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60
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How many degrees vertically can owls move their necks?
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360
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270
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90
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60
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Why do owls have large eyes?
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To prevent them from getting eye diseases
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To help them see better at night by taking in more light
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To scare away large predators
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How many eyelids do owls have?
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5
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2
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1
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3
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What are 3 things owls use their eyelids for?
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Upper lid - for blinking
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Upper lid - for sharpening their vision
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Lower lid - for sleeping
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Nictating Membrane - for cleaning and protecting surface of the eye
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