Bye-Bye Birdie
This word is what birds become when there aren't any more of them left.
What is extinct
The smallest bird in the world is one of these.
What is a hummingbird?
If you are out hiking and come upon a bird's nest, this is something you shouldn't do
What are touching, collecting, or disturbing the nest?
This is another word for the mouth of a bird.
What is the bill or beak?
This special feature of birds is shared with no other living animal.
What are feathers?
Only 100 years ago, thousands of these birds could be seen in the skies. Overhunting quickly drove them to extinction.
Hint: It is related to a bird you often see in cities, or in your backyard.
What is the Passenger Pigeon?
The largest egg in the world comes from this bird.
What is an Ostrich?
Birds often fly into these "invisible" structures, found everywhere from skyscrapers to your house.
What are windows?
The claws of a bird of prey are called this.
What are talons?
Baby birds develop in these.
What are eggs?
Because it had never seen humans and therefore had no fear of them, this flightless pigeon is now extinct.
What is the Dodo?
One of the fastest birds in the world is one of these.
What is a Peregrine Falcon?
Use of these chemicals has led to declines in the populations of many bird species.
What are pesticides?
When birds lose old feathers and grow new ones it is called this.
What is molting?
Birds do this to find food, escape from predators, and travel from one place to another.
What is flying?
This is one of the major causes of extinction in the world (for all animals!)
What is habitat loss?
This part of the bird is made up of the same material as our fingernails and hair.
What are beaks and feathers?
These domestic predators kill hundreds of millions of birds each year.
What are cats?
The name of this type of nest, made by woodpeckers, is also what a hole in your tooth is called.
What is a cavity?
This is why some male birds are brightly colored.
What is attracting females?
This bird, the U.S. symbol, was almost driven to extinction by the use of a pesticide called DDT.
What is the Bald Eagle?
This bird is associated with Edgar Allan Poe and may be among the most intelligent birds.
What is a Raven?
This act is designed to help species of wildlife whose populations are in trouble.
What is the Endangered Species Act?
This is another word for the feathers of a bird.
What is plumage?
Vultures rely on this sense, but for most birds, this trait is not well developed.
What is smell?