Shorebird Identification (K-1)
Welcome to shorebird identification where we're going to learn all about shorebirds.
Click on the play buttons below to start learning.
What makes a shorebird a shorebird?
Shorebirds are birds specially adapted to live in open land and often near water.
Shorebirds have:
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Long legs for wading
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Long, slender beaks for probing the mud or water
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Camouflage coloring
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Feed on invertebrates
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Migrate
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Prefer open habitats
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Simple vocalizations such as peeps, whistles or short trills
Who am I?
There are many different kinds of shorebirds. Below you will see images of a few different kinds. Click on the play button next to the shorebirds name to hear the name and bird call.
American Oystercatcher
Osprey
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Piping Plover
Great Egret
Double Crested Cormorant
Red Knot
Black Skimmer
Shorebird food identification
The shape of a birds' beak depends on what it eats. In the activity below you will see an image of a shorebird next to its food of choice. You can click the play button next to the shorebirds name and name of the food to hear them read aloud.
American Oystercatcher
Oysters
Osprey
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American Shad
Image credit mass.gov
Piping Plover
Marine Worm
Image credit mass.gov
Clapper Rail
Fiddler Crab
Red Knot
Horseshoe Crab Eggs
Image credit throughthesandglass.typepad.com
Black Skimmer
Herring
Image credit oceansnorth.org
Bird beak activity
For a printable parent/teacher-led bird beak activity, click on the link below.