Birdwatchers Watching Closely
Last Friday, Patricia Folsom, Birdwatcher extraordinaire, came to class to help us kick off our new social studies/science unit. Pat graciously is giving of her time to teach us about birds in our backyards and how we can participate in the upcoming Christmas Bird-watch on December 19th. We made bird feeders with pinecones, peanut butter, and birdseeds. Yesterday we were distracted by all the activity outside our window in our newly made over sukkah/bird sanctuary. Pat also provided us with bird-feeders to place outside our window. Does anyone have feeder poles they are not using right now? If so, we would really appreciate being able to borrow them. We need them as soon as possible. Lastly, Pat is coming back this Friday to teach us how to collect data for the official bird-watch. The children made beautiful pictures of birds we might see in our backyards of Vermont. Each one was beautifully crafted. I was particularly impressed with how carefully each person replicated his/her bird of choice.
