Saturday, November 1, 2014

Bird of the Week # 10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_gDn-yFuMc&feature=youtu.be

Can you believe we are at number ten on bird of the week?  Mrs. Sutherland and I  are now back in Bend and what a great trip we had across this great country of ours.  I have several bird videos to share from the trip and I have some ideas of birds right here in our neighborhood to video as well, so the rest of the year should be interesting.

This is one of my favorite wading birds.  On this bird, the bill should give it away, not to mention the fantastic pink color.  Another big hint is that this is a very tropical bird, only coming into North America on the southern edge of the gulf states.  The bird calling in the video is not the bird of the week but rather a Common Gallinule .  You will see a Common Gallinule come into the last part of the video as he forages on the bank behind the featured bird.  Have fun with this bird.

Next week, I will be coming to your classroom on Wednesday to see what you are doing in your journals and to present the bird of the week.  I have a great little bird in mind and I think you will really like this one. I would also like to pick your brains on how I can make the blog better so be thinking of what you might like me to address on the blog.  There should be at least twenty-eight to thirty more birds of the week so lots of challenges ahead.  I look forward to talking with you next week.  Happy birding. 






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