Mrs. Thorp's Third Grade Blog » Science http://mrsthorp.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:36:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Live Owl Nest Box Cam http://mrsthorp.com/2010/03/27/live-owl-nest-box-cam/ http://mrsthorp.com/2010/03/27/live-owl-nest-box-cam/#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:26:53 +0000 Mrs. Thorp http://mrsthorp.com/?p=250 Here is a live web cam of a female barn owl sitting on some eggs and newly hatched baby owls.

A great resource if you are teaching your children about life cycles in science.

Live Owl Nest Box Cam.

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  • Bird Sleuth gives you a great start by providing with a project guide to download.  It is excellent.  Try it!
  • This Bird Search Guide is also wonderful.  It will help you identify the birds that come to your backyard and help you identify the different sounds of each bird.  Very cool!
  • Wild Birds Unlimited is another great resource for you.  If you have a Wild Birds Unlimited store near you, take a trip to visit it.  You and your child will enjoy it.
  • Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s website has a web cam of different birds.  You can see birds building nests, feeding their young and baby birds hatching.

If you and your child enjoy wild life and being outdoors, this is a great summer time learning experience.

Let me know what you think.

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