Feathered Friends

Feathered Friends: Time allotment for questions + bird call playback.

Q1. If questions are provided individually, are students able to ask for more time on a question? If so, how? Do they raise their hand?

A1. Students may raise their hand to ask for more time. Students may also ask to come back to a question at the end of the test. Many of the questions are printed out on the answer sheet. If students wish, they can think about that answer and answer it during the time designated for another question. In general, time is not a problem for Feathered Friends.

Q2. Can they replay bird calls if they need to hear it again, or is it something controlled by the Event Supervisors/Volunteers administering the test?

A2. Bird calls will be played back a reasonable number of times on request. Most will get played at least twice.

Feathered Friends: Follow Up – Bird Walk

We have received some inquiries about the date of the Feathered Friends Bird Walk. We recognize that this date is over spring break and some participants will be out of town. We wanted to pass along a link to some additional walks that WESO families can join: https://washtenawaudubon.org/events/.

For those who can make the walk on April 1 – the information is below. This walk is an additional resource for our Feathered Friends participants but not required. There is no need to RSVP if your team is attending.

When: Saturday, April 1, 9:30 am

Where: Scarlett-Mitchell Nature Area. Please plan to meet at the Scarlett Middle School parking lot.

Other Information: Wear boots as the nature area can get very muddy. We will have some extra binoculars if you need some.

Feathered Friends Bird Walk

Victor Chen will lead the upcoming bird walk for WESO Event: Feathered Friends, through the Washtenaw Audubon Society. Please see the important details below:

When: Saturday, April 1, 9:30 am

Where: Scarlett-Mitchell Nature Area. Please plan to meet at the Scarlett Middle School parking lot.

Other Information: Wear boots as the nature area can get very muddy. We will have some extra binoculars if you need some.

Q: I know we can add tabs to the Sibley East. Can we label the tabs with the bird names as well?

A: Yes, tabs may be labeled with bird names.

Q: Red-bellied Woodpecker is listed twice on the 5th grade bird list.

A: The other bird should be a Red-headed Woodpecker. We’ll fix the description (3/1/2023)