Our Animal Neighbors in Cambridge:
Episode 1 Activities and Extras: Northern Cardinal
Episode One dropped Wednesday, April 28, at 4:00 p.m. on YouTube: Click here to watch!
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Cambridge Wildlife Arts:
Our Animal Neighbors Activity Sheet
Episode 1: Cardinals
1. Vocabulary from this episode
Put the letter of the word next to its definition.
a. Ornithology b. Plumage c. Syrinx d. Ingest e. Ornithologist f. Pigment g. Chicks
____ The study of birds.
_____ Young/ baby birds.
_____ Voice box that allows cardinals to sing.
_____ Natural color (of feathers).
____ Someone who studies birds.
_____ All of the feathers on a bird.
____ to swallow or eat.
2. True or False (T or F)
Put the letter of the word next to its definition.
a. Ornithology b. Plumage c. Syrinx d. Ingest e. Ornithologist f. Pigment g. Chicks
____ The study of birds.
_____ Young/ baby birds.
_____ Voice box that allows cardinals to sing.
_____ Natural color (of feathers).
____ Someone who studies birds.
_____ All of the feathers on a bird.
____ to swallow or eat.
2. True or False (T or F)
- Birds and humans both have a syrinx. _____
- Cardinals get the red color in their feathers from eating fruits and seeds. _____
- Cardinals don’t migrate, they’re around us all year. _____
- Cardinals have small beaks and don’t eat seeds. _____
- One predator of the Cardinal is Cooper’s Hawks. _____