The document provides information on various bird species and fictional owls. It lists facts about the largest, smallest, fastest, and longest migrating real birds. It then describes differences in appearance between male and female birds of the same species. Finally, it profiles characteristics of several real bird species and fictional owls from stories.

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 Proximity
 Diversity
 Closest thing to dinos
 Pretty
 Eggs = amazing!
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4.  Largest living bird: Ostrich
 Smallest living bird: Zunzún
 Fastest bird: Peregrine Falcon
 Longest migration: Arctic Tern
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 10,000 known species of birds
 Chickens > people
 51.3 million birdwatchers

5.  The difference in visual form between male and female
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members of the same species
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 Body structure
 50% of the world’s bird species
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 Generally polygamous

6. Peafowl
Male Female

7. Common Grackle
Rock Pigeon
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AKA “Annoying bird that wakes you
AKA Annoying bird that wakes you
AKA “Rats of the bird world”
up from you weekend nap”
Male & Female Male & Female

8. Baltimore Oriole
B li O i l
Male Female

9. House Sparrow
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Female Male

10. Bald Eagle
Male (L) & Female (R)

11. Wood Thrush
Female Male

13. Wood Thrush
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 DC “State” bird
DC State bird
 Brown spots on chest
 Nests near houses
 P
Posture of an American
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Carolina Wren
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 2nd largest wren pop in US
largest wren pop. in US
 Weighs 20g at most
 Monomorphic
 M
Mostly brown body; white
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eye streak
 Distinctive song

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Great Blue Heron
 Largest North American heron
 Raise one brood each year
 Grayish‐blue overtone
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Non‐migrators
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16. Indigo Bunting
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 Migrates by night using the stars
 Nests in shrubs and low trees
 Large migratory path
 Each male has distinct song
Male Female

17. “Cher Ami”
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 Born in Britain; naturalized U.S.
citizen
 Black Check Cock homing pigeon
 Served U.S. Army Signal Corps in
WWI
 Delivered critical message

18. “Archimedes”
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 Cartoon
 Merlin the Magician’s sidekick
 Highly educated
 Overly sensitive
 Occasionally grumpy
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19. “The Great Owl”
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 Wise
 Scary
 Friend of Nicodemus
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 Favorite food: Moths
 Voiced by John Carradine

20.  Mechanical owl, built by Hephaestus
 Created before R2D2
 Smart
 Brave
 Loyal helper to Perseus
 Speaks in a language of clicks and
sounds
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