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== Birding Field Trip | == Birding Field Trip == | ||
For best success on this part of the merit badge plan a field trip or campout to location notable for its variety of bird life. Your MBC should have some good suggestions. Identify 20 species of birds. For five of those - identify their bird songs. | For best success on this part of the merit badge plan a field trip or campout to location notable for its variety of bird life. Your MBC should have some good suggestions. Identify 20 species of birds. For five of those - identify their bird songs. One good field trip should easily cover Req #5, 7 & #8a. | ||
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Req #5: Observe and be able to identify at least 20 species of wild birds. Prepare a field notebook, making a separate entry for each species, and record the following information from your field observations and other references. | Req #5: Identify 20 Birds.</b> Observe and be able to identify at least 20 species of wild birds. Prepare a field notebook, making a separate entry for each species, and record the following information from your field observations and other references. | ||
* Note the date and time. | * Note the date and time. | ||
* Note the location and habitat. | * Note the location and habitat. | ||
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Req #7: Explain the function of a bird's song. Be able to identify five of the 20 species in your field notebook by song or call alone. For each of these five species enter a description of the song or call, and note the behavior of the bird making the sound. Note why you think the bird was making the call or song that you heard. | Req #7: Bird Songs.</b> Explain the function of a bird's song. Be able to identify five of the 20 species in your field notebook by song or call alone. For each of these five species enter a description of the song or call, and note the behavior of the bird making the sound. Note why you think the bird was making the call or song that you heard. | ||
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Req #8: Do ONE of the following: | |||
<b><br>8a: Field Trip.</b> Go on a field trip with a local club or with others who are knowledgeable about birds in your area. | |||
<br>1) Keep a list or fill out a checklist of all the birds your group observed during the field trip. | |||
<br>2) Tell your counselor which birds your group saw and why some species were common and some were present in small numbers. | |||
<br>3) Tell your counselor what makes the area you visited good for finding birds. | |||
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= F. Extra Credit = | = F. Extra Credit = | ||
