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Birds

For the grown-up beside a child who loves birds.

The child's own door is Birds on Spark & Anvil.

There is no Whetstone tool or course for birds yet, so this page is the sideline card and your child's ladder.

The sideline card

Three numbers to notice

  1. How many of each kind you saw. Bird counters keep a number, not just a tick.
  2. A ruby-throated hummingbird beats its wings about 53 times a second.
  3. Wingspan, tip to tip: a bald eagle’s is about 204 cm, wider than a tall grown-up is tall.

On the way home, ask: “Which bird today would you most like to follow for a day?”

Ask because you are curious, and let any answer stand. Print this page for a half-page card.

Numbers checked against: Cornell Lab, All About Birds: Ruby-throated Hummingbird; Cornell Lab, All About Birds: Bald Eagle

Your child's ladder · on Spark & Anvil

The same idea at every age

  1. Ages 3–5Birds on a Wire
  2. Ages 6–8Make a Bird Chart
  3. Ages 9–14Counting a Flock
  4. Ages 15–18Not made yet

Your child will meet this idea again at every age. The sideline card is the part for you.