Eastern Screech Owl-Photograph taken by Raymond Belhumeur of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada and found at Project Feeder Watch/Cornell Lab of Ornithology |
3/27/15 Breaking News: As of yesterday shortly after 3:00 PM there are 4 eggs! Will there be a 5th?
Red Shouldered Hawk-Photo taken by Glenda Simmons of Tallahassee, Florida and found at Project Feeder Watch/Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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American Kestrel -Photo taken by Pam Koch of Flagstaff, Arizona and found at Project Feeder Watch/Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Link to 2015 Raptors Wiki Project Activity Checklist |
May 2015-Questions For Student Reflection about the 2015 Raptors Wiki Project
(In May at the end of the project you will be asked to write a short paragraph answering these questions. Be sure to look at the wiki pages of your classmates to learn about the other creatures.)
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birddiagram.pdf This bird diagram is neat. It will help you learn the parts of birds. Mrs. H.
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What's New-2015Welcome to the Trinity Catholic School Raptors 2015 Raptor Wiki project. For several years this was the Peregrine Falcon Ohio Watch project and in recent years we have added a variety of raptors. For 2015 we will study various raptors and to see if and how these birds are surviving today. Specifically we will look at their nesting habits and observe the spring laying, hatching and growth of the various chicks. The list below shows the variety of raptors the class will explore. Each student will be assigned a raptor from the list. Be sure to check out the work of your classmates to learn about all of these interesting birds.
Have you made your observation yet? Use the Observation Form to do so 5 times between the beginning of the project and mid May spread out your observations. No all of the raptors in our list will have cams to observe, however you will still observe a nesting bird from the camera links we do have. Of course you may do more than 5 if you want to!
Check out the page called Observation Data. When you make your web cam observation you will use a simple online form and your answers or data will collect on the spread sheet found on the Observation Data page. See what your classmates are submitting and learn more about peregrine falcons and other raptors.
Are you at a loss as to what more you can put on your own wiki page? Here are some questions for your to think about and write about on your wiki page.
For most raptors the female is larger than the male and there is a big word for this see if you can find the word. I love this great comparison chart from Donna Daniels, ODNR naturalist in Columbus, see below.
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Turkey Buzzard |
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Cooper's Hawk |
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Peregrine Falcon |
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American Kestrel |
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Bald Eagle |
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Northern Harrier |
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Snowy Owl |
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Barn Owl |
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Barred Owl |
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Great Horned Owl |
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Eastern Screech Owl |
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Long Eared Owl |
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Red Tailed Hawk |
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Short Eared Owl |
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Elf Owl |
Northern Saw-whet Owl |
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Osprey | Merlin |