A Riddle Walk, Field Trip and Visit From an Ornithologist - Wow!
/The Whales had such an exciting week! First, we had a visit from Mr. Chris (ornithologist and Whale dad) who brought some pretty special feathered friends to visit. The Whales had a list of about 20 “bird questions” that Mr. Chris answered for us, then we spent time looking at a cage of Zebra Finches. We noticed and shared tiny details about the 6 birds he brought, including color, size, beak type and feet type.
On Friday we boarded our first school bus and took a field trip to Fernhill Wetlands where we rotated through stations that included viewing birds through scientific scopes, listening to birds and identifying their sounds, playing Bird Bingo, and drawing the layers of a wetland landscape with oil pastels. It was amazing fun!
Finally, many of our families visited the wetlands again on Saturday and took our Riddle Walk. It was so fun to show our parents all we have learned, and to show off our amazing scientific illustrations! Whales are birders!
