Fun Activities for Kids, Families, and Teachers

I am not sure where I got this years ago but I loved it. Teach your children to sing bird songs as well as recognize them. Pair this with a bird book and learn all about the birds in your area or while traveling!
Karen

-

Bird Song Mnemonics & Phonetics
Technically, mnemonics are gimmicks we use to remember songs and calls, while
phonetics are actually what the bird is saying. For example, pewees say
“pewee” and Phoebes say “phoebe” so those are phonetics. Barred owls say “who cooks for you”, but not really. That’s a mnemonic. I think that we all use the two interchangeably. There are also comparative sounds, i.e., when we compare a song or call to something. For example, a red-breasted nuthatch sounds like a tin horn or a common grackle sounds like a rusty pump handle. Of course, all of this takes a great deal of imagination and creativity, but that’s the fun of it, right?

MNEMONICS FOR COMMON BIRDS

Blue Jay–”jay”
American Crow–”caw”
Carolina Chickadee–”feebee feebay, chick’adee-dee-dee” Read More