American Birds scavenger hunt. Print this document out and answer the questions using the interactive map on www.mrnussbaum.com/birdsindex.htm TEACHERS - click here for ANSWER KEY. Click here to return to American birds.
1.) The Black Skimmer is unique among birds in that is has a longer lower __________________ than upper.
2.) ____________________ ___________________ thought the Wild Turkey should be America's national bird.
3.) The Great Horned Owl has specially adapted feathers that produce no _____________________.
4.) The Cardinal is the official bird of ______________ states.
5.) The wingspan of the Golden Eagle may reach __________________ inches in length.
6.) The American Kestrel is the nation's smallest ____________________.
7.) The Loggerhead Shrike is nicknamed "_____________________ ____________".
8.) The Arctic Tern is one of the few organisms that visits the both the Arctic and _________________________.
9.) The Black Capped Chickadee can be taught to eat sunflower seeds from a ___________________ ______________.
10.)*** Bonus This bird has been clocked at speeds in excess of 120 miles per hour during a stoop.
11.)*** Bonus This bird, one of the most intelligent of all birds, was the subject of a famous poem written by Edgar Allen Poe.