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BOY SCOUT: Bird Study
Note:
Lion Country Safari's badge workshop will help your Scout group
prepare for earning a badge. The following list will help you to understand
what Lion Country Safari covers, and what the Scout and/or group will
need
to do to complete the badge requirements. All badge workshops must be
arranged in advance.
| At
Lion Country Safari (during your badge workshop) |
Scouts
need to do on their own (or as a Den activity) |
| 1.
Explain the need for bird study and why birds are useful indicators of the quality of the environment. 2. Sketch a perched bird. Label 15 parts of the bird. Sketch an extended wing and label 6 types of wing feathers. 3. Demonstrate the proper use and care of binoculars: -----Explain what the specification numbers on binoculars ----mean -----Show how to adjust and focus the eyepiece for proper ----viewing ----Show how to take care of and clean the lenses. 5. Observe and be able to identify at least twenty species of wild birds. Prepare a field notebook. Make a separate entry for each species. Record the following info: Date, time, location, and habitat. Describe main habitat and migration pattern. 6. Be able to identify 5 of the 20 species in your field notebook by song or call alone. 7a. Go on a field trip with a local club or with persons knowledgeable about area birds.. 1) Fill out a checklist of all birds seen. 2) Tell counselor which birds were seen and the difference in numbers. 3) Tell your counselor what makes the area good for finding birds. 8a. Build a birdfeeder. |
4.
Demonstrate to a counselor that you know how to: Use a bird field guide, understand a range map by locating in the book and pointing out wintering range,or year-round range of one of the following birds: seabird, plover, falcon, warbler/vireo,heron/egret, sparrow, or non-native bird |