Head to this excellent website about migration...from Journey North for Kids

• Tracking BALD Eagle Migration http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/eagle/Resources.html
• Become an expert on the Bald Eagle. http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/eagle/jr/JnKidsOverview.html
• Watch the Bald Eagle Migration Study Slide Show...
• Find out if Eagles bite Biologists?

Bird migration is usually a north-and-south movement. There are areas of heavier concentration, called flyways, that follow the coasts, mountain ranges and principal river valleys.

Follow the four major North American flyways: the Atlantic, the Mississippi, the Central and the Pacific Flyways.
http://www.birdnature.com/flyways.html

If you are curious about how hummingbirds migrate 600 miles non-stop across the Gulf of Mexico then this is the place for you......
http://www.enaturalist.org/unit/112

Follow the efforts of parents and the progress of the young birds at Nesting Birds. Each of the sites features live video and/or updated photographs of nesting birds. http://www.pitt.edu/~dziadosz/

Do you know your state birds? What is Idaho's state bird? http://www.birdingguide.com/bird_list/idaho.html

Can you believe that there are over 400 species of birds in Idaho? If you are inspired to learn more Idaho Birds.net is your comprehensive online resource for wild birds and birding in the State of Idaho. http://www.idahobirds.net/

Enjoy these photos of all kinds of birds... Photo Gallery of Birds
http://birdingguide.com/gallery/

Internet Bird Collection is on-line audiovisual library of video footage of the world's birds. http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/

From short and stubby to long, thick and chisel like there are all kinds of beaks for all kinds of purposes at Bird Beaks http://www.backyardnature.net/birdbeak.htm

Feathers http://www.backyardnature.net/birdfthr.htm

Most songbirds are covered with 2,000 to 4,000 feathers. About 35% are on the head and neck.

Bird Feet Claws are specialized scales. They grow continuously and are worn away through daily activity. When we are talking about birds of prey we call claws, "talons." http://www.backyardnature.net/birdfeet.htm

Bird Predators chart
http://www.birdnature.com/predators.html

Journey North, engages students in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change. K-12 students share their own field observations with classmates across North America....
Teacher Resources with excellent migration lessons from the Journey North, including background information and connections to standards.

Fly with Migrating Shorebirds beginning November 2006. On this distance learning adventure for grades 5-8, students can stop with migrating shorebirds at several places and learn about this long and fascinating journey. http://migration.pwnet.org/

Visit these links to many sites about Migration http://www.ornithology.com/migration.html
More Links to Sites ...about Raptor Migration http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/links/Migrationlinks.html

Follow Peregrine Falcons in New York City. In 1999 "Jack & Diane" ventured from the Bank of New York Building on Wall Street to the 14th floor of 55 Water Street, on the Southern tip of Manhattan. Read all about them...http://www.55water.com/falcons/

 Don't miss this detailed and thorough online and downloadable document about the Migration of Birds from USGS http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/othrdata/m igratio/migratio.htm

Bird Pamphlets from US Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Migratory Bird Managementhttp://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/pamphlet/pamplets.html

The Electronic Naturalist from the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History... How a hummingbird is able to fly across the gulf of Mexico
How a bird can sleep without falling off its perch, or When Birds migrate
http://www.enaturalist.org/index.php