International Backyard Bird Count

As part of the Australian Backyard Bird Count, I created this interactive Google Slide deck which you can copy and perhaps adapt to create your own (don't add slides or remove any as the links have been assigned). It occurred to me that our students might enjoy learning, not only about the birds in their own local area but also those from other countries. Many of our local birds migrate and may well visit your countries. You can find the Google Form to collate your tally here. You can print a copy of our Australian Backyard Bird Tally Sheet by clicking this link to the PDF. It might be nice to have our students share their observations which might also be data mined as a learning opportunity.

My students participated in the bird count and then used their observations to write poems about their chosen birds. You might like to invite yours to do the same. I will create a website where we can share our student's work and observations. I look forward to engaging our students in a nature-based exploration of biodiversity.