{"id":9171,"date":"2021-04-03T16:27:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T21:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?page_id=9171"},"modified":"2021-04-19T06:02:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T11:02:44","slug":"nature-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?page_id=9171","title":{"rendered":"Spring Nature School Lesson 1 &#8211; Resident Birds and Geese"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>At <strong><em>Nature School<\/em><\/strong> you can learn more about creatures and plants in your neighborhood. Go outside and let &#8220;nature be your teacher.&#8221; Each week I will highlight activities you can do in nature. Here are the first things to do!<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you haven&#8217;t already created a nature notebook &#8211; It is time!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tell what you did in nature and what you saw.<\/li>\n<li>Draw some of the special things you thought were really interesting.<\/li>\n<li>Take some photos of your discoveries and add them in your notebook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can share your experience with others by posting on this website (down below).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5777\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Pileated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5777\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5777\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Pileated-1024x868.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Pileated-1024x868.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Pileated-300x254.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Pileated.jpg 1560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pileated Woodpecker<br \/>Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Studying\u00a0 Resident Birds<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Our resident birds spend the entire year here and nest here. If you have a bird feeder, you may have seen some\u00a0 or all of them of them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First, click <a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=272\">here<\/a> to learn about some resident birds.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you like, click <a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/WinterBirdsQuiz.pdf\">here<\/a> for the Resident Birds PDF questionnaire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next, try identifying some Resident Birds. Use the identification page below. <\/strong>To download and print this page out, click <a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WinterBirds-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9208\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WinterBirds-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"922\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WinterBirds-4.jpg 764w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WinterBirds-4-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Canada Goose Behavior<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At this time of year, Canada Geese are setting up their territories. Canada geese pairs bond for life. Their nesting sites are at a premium, so they often battle with other pairs for a nest site.<\/p>\n<p>Can you observe any of these behaviors in Canada geese? Click <a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Goose-Behavior-2.pdf\">here<\/a> to download and print the PDF. Take it out into the field with you and check off each behavior you see!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Goose-Behavior-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9159\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Goose-Behavior-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Goose-Behavior-2.jpg 512w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Goose-Behavior-2-256x300.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Patterns in Nature<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To get more ideas about looking for patterns in nature,<br \/>\n<strong>click <a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?page_id=10570\">here<\/a> .<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go outside and look for patterns that you find in nature. Draw or photograph the pattern and put it in your nature notebook.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9200\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tree-bark-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9200\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tree-bark-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tree-bark-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tree-bark-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tree-bark-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tree-bark-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tree-bark-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pine tree bark<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10572\" style=\"width: 301px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/barkBeetles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10572\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10572\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/barkBeetles-291x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/barkBeetles-291x300.jpg 291w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/barkBeetles-994x1024.jpg 994w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/barkBeetles-768x791.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/barkBeetles-1490x1536.jpg 1490w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/barkBeetles.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bark Beetle patterns on a decaying tree.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d love to have you share your discoveries and experiences! Be sure and add comments and pictures. (we never sell or share your email information).<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned! Next week we&#8217;ll have more activities for you to do in Nature School!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 At Nature School you can learn more about creatures and plants in your neighborhood. Go outside and let &#8220;nature be your teacher.&#8221; Each week I will highlight activities you can do in nature. 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