BIRD-PROTECTION IN THE SCHOOLS 305 



SECOND GRADE 



Spring 



1. Bird calendar. 



2. Bird walks. 



3. Special study of the red-winged blackbird, Baltimore oriole, 

 and chimney swift. 



Problems. 



How can we tell the oriole (or blackbird or swift) when 



we see it outdoors? 



How does the swift differ from the oriole in its habits? 

 Which do you think is the most interesting bird of these 



three? 



THIRD GRADE 

 Winter 



Christmas dinner for the birds. (Use old Christmas tree.) 

 Problem. 



What kind of Christmas gifts do birds like? 



Spring 



1. Bird calendar. 



2. Bird walks. 



3. Special study of house wren, scarlet tanager and rose- 

 breasted grosbeak. 



4. Building nesting-houses for the wren. 



5. Bird club'organized and meetings held through the term. 

 Problems. 



Which do you think is the prettier bird, the tanager or 



the grosbeak? 



How can you tell each of these from other birds? 

 Why would you like to have a wren nest around your 



home this summer? 

 What kind of a house shall we make for a wren to nest 



in? (See page 303.) 

 What can our bird club do to help the birds? 



