Texas A&M Forest Service Nature Challenge
Life Above the Ponds
Fischer Park provides a rich and diverse habitat for many species of birds. In addition to common backyard birds, several birds that are unusual for the habitat and climate in this part of Texas have been observed here. This makes Fischer Park a valuable area for nesting birds and an important resting spot for migrating birds.
Keep your eyes open as you walk around and listen for songbirds.
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This Challenge is for:
- All Ages
- Formal Educators
- Informal Educators
- Landowners
Challenge Topics:
- Animals and Wildfire
- At Home
- Connecting Children with Nature
- Homeschool
- iNaturalist
This Challenge is accessible for:
- People with Visual Impairments
- People with Hearing Impairments
- People with Mobility Impairments
- People with Developmental Impairments
- People with Sensory Sensitivities
Things you’ll need...
To complete this challenge
Step one
Open Your Eyes
Fischer Park provides a rich and diverse habitat for many species of birds. Keep your eyes open as you walk around and listen for songbirds. You may see a grebe, heron, egret, scaup, vulture, hawk, caracara, kestrel, coot, dove, kingfisher, phoebe, cardinal, starling, waxwing, kingbird, swallow, wren, kinglet, mockingbird, warbler, flycatcher, hummingbird, woodpecker, swift, or grackle.
Step two
Beak Shape
The shape of a bird's beak can help tell you what kind of food they might eat. Hawks have strong, curved beaks for ripping the flesh of small animals. Seed eaters, like Sparrows and Wrens, have small straight beaks for pecking at seeds and small bugs. Ducks and some other water birds have wide, flat beaks for scooping up water, plants, and bugs. Can you tell what the birds you observed like to eat?
Step three
Earn your badge!
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