Bailey LeBreton

LiD Paragraph #2 

9-12-13

LiD Paragraph #2

     My second paragraph for I am again, going to just jot down some ideas.  1. I would love to get a bird feeder and draw them as they feed over the winter and even the spring. 2. I would like to go on a hike and take pictures of birds and display them somehow.  3.I would also like to make a paper mache birds to hang all around my LiD display at the end. 4. I want to make or bake some bird food / suits/ or maybe some birdseed muffins. 5. I think one way I may be able to display all of these things that I would like to do would be to make a website.  That way I can research, find websites, and hand in all my work and assignments in one place. 

Bailey LeBreton

9-11-13

LiD paragraph #1

LiD Paragraph #1

     For my 2013 LiD project I am doing the topic Birds.  I personally LOVE Birds.  The are so colorful and pretty.  I have some ideas for my project:  1. I would like to make at least 1 piece of art  work.  2. I would love to make a game.  3. I would like to go Bird watching .  4. I would also like to research what kinds of birds can't fly and maybe even some birds that are out of the ordinary.  

     These are a few of the things I'd like to do.  I will fill you in on the other stuff later.  

    

LiD Paragraph #13

#13

Last week we talked about bird migration. This week I'm going to discuss how to help the birds during their migration. Birds play an important part in our ecosystem.  They help by eating insects, pollination And spreading seeds throughout the world. We can help by observing some of the
1. Passing important laws to reduce chemicals and pesticides.
2. Putting out bird feeders and building bird houses for birds during the migration season.
3. Turning out lights at night can help birds see stars, which is important for their navigation.
4. You can use natural plant based product When fertilizing farms, ranches, or gardens.
These things can help birds during their migration to return to their destination year after year.

LiD paragraph #12

          Bailey Lebreton

                12-4-13

              12 paragraph for LiD

#12

     Birds migrate to find food or for breeding purposes. They will travel many miles to do this. This is because of weather changes which limit their access to food.  More than 650 different types of birds live in North America. Some will live in the same place year-round, but most of the species are migratory. Meaning, they move from one place to the other. So, they don’t always migrate. Some birds like humming birds, can survive below freezing, as long as there is food available. Before migrating, the birds will eat and double their body weight, because they will lose 1% of their body weight an hour.  “It is estimated that 20 billion birds will attempt to migrate, but only about half will make it to their destination.”  I watched a video on You Tube that told about birds that migrate and don’t survive because they run into man made buildings. Some birds fly into airplanes and some lose their way because of too much “light pollution.”  They get lost because too much light keeps them from seeing stars that help them navigate. The birds spend most of their time down in central and South America during winter. These birds can migrate from 100 to 7,000 miles in a few weeks to several months.

           

LiD Paragraph #11

11^th paragraph for LiD

          When a bird is done with its flight the bird will automatically stop and preen itself (preen means to clean their feathers).  All of the feathers have specific spots to stay in while the bird is in flight.  When the bird is done flying, it cleans the feathers because they are out of place.  They do this by grabbing the ends of the feathers and brushing them back into place.  Now obviously, these feathers do not move themselves.  The bird does this all with their beak.  They uses there pointy beak for adjusting and organizing these feathers.  We humans do the same thing.   Most of us, hopefully, brush or do our hair up. Mostly for an occasion but birds are doing it to make sure there wings are ready for 5..4..3..2.. Lift off 1½...1...0……. poof and there gone….          

LiD paragraph #10

   #10

                Birds have a different eating habist than us  humans its burgers and fries vs. seeds and flesh, yes some birds eat flesh it’s disgusting, but all they are really eating are smaller animals.  Only the big birds of prey like hawks or falcons eat the live prey though.  The smaller birds, like house sparrows or blue jays eat worms, flies, bugs, poison berries, rotten fish, or seeds.  Birds also drink differently, because they don’t have hands like us.  To drink some birds will dip there beak into the water leaving the beak cracked just enough so the water can get through and into the mouth.  Others will simply open there beak and let the rain just fall right in smart right.                  

LiD paragraph #9

#9

Skeletal and flight

                The bird’s structure is very different than ours. Their bones are hollow that is what helps them fly.  These are called Air-filed bones. The bones are held up by little crossing bones in the inside it. “ It is easy for a 10 pound bird to have a skeleton of about 10 ounces”.  Even though the these birds are very light there skeleton must be strong enough to hold itself up.  It is strong because all of its bones are tied together as one huge bone.   There powerful breast muscles are a big part in there flying because they are the heaviest part of the bird, is the power wheel to flapping the wings.  If these muscles are not big enough to support the bird then it physically cannot fly.  There designer wings all birds have wings to fit the bird.  They could be long pointed wings like the falcon, swift, or a peregrine that help you fly very consistently, or ground birds like turkey’s, pheasants, or quail with short stubby wings.  Others have long wide wings that help to sore through the sky like Eagles hawks and condors.                        

LiD paragraph #8

LiD Paragraph #8

Feathers, Plumage, and Scales

This week’s paragraph is about feathers, plumage, and scales.  Plumage is all of the feathers on the bird like: the flight feathers, the body feathers, the lightweight feathers, and the down feather.  The feathers on a bird have little barb shape things that are connected to the hollow quill.  On the flight feathers there are barbs that are held into place by many smaller barbules.  These barbules are connected together in place by teeny tiny little hooks.  When the feathers fan out most birds can then fly.  The lightweight feathers are there to protect and prevent the bird from getting too cold.  Body feathers are the much softer feathers.  These feathers do not have the tiny hooks like the flight feathers do there hooks are only found at the top of the feather.  Down feathers are the softest feathers in the world.  They are the only feathers with no hooks all.  These feathers are the under coat that keeps the bird warm.  Ok enough of the feathers let’s move on.  Scales are the outer hard cover on a bird’s leg.  Theses scales are the same material as their beaks or claws. On most birds there scales do not overlap unless you are a knight fisher or a Wood Pecker.      

LiD paragraph #3

3^rd Paragraph for LID

            Last weekend I went to my grandparents’ house in Estacada Or.  In their back yard was a Red Tailed Hawk.  It had attacked a white Dove.  I am planning on writing about this in my presentation. 

            One time at my house, my family and I were looking out our living room window and we saw a different hawk (possibly a Northern Harrier) chased a modern day house sparrow into the window so it would die.  The bird died and the hawk ate it.       

LiD Paragraph #7

#7

       For this week’s paragraph I am discussing the distribution of birds.  Distribution means “location or where birds are found”.  Birds are located in all areas of the world.  Take the penguin for instance, it does not live in the tropics.  It lives at the North Pole AND it can exist even at 300 feet below sea level!!  Birds live in a variety of habitats from the Artic to the Antarctic.  Some are scattered all over the world and others may live on just one mountain.  The distribution of birds are very different depending on their characteristics.  

LiD paragraph #6

#6

                Did you know that there are more than 8,600 different types of birds? Again like I said in my 4^th paragraph birds are warm blooded Vertebrates that have feathers, beaks, and scaled feet.  From last week’s paragraph we learned about the 5 characteristics that help classify birds which are: lightweight feathers, air-filled bones, powerful breast muscles, designer wings, and amazing migrators. 

1)      Lightweight Feathers – these feathers protect and insulate from the cold; work like a fan to allow birds to fly; body feathers for softness; down feathers lie underneath the other feathers to create another layer of warmth in cold weather

2)      Air-Filled Bones – these bones are special because they have tiny cross linked bones inside but also the backbone, breastbone and ribs are all connected forming one very big bone to support the flight muscles

3)      Powerful Breast Muscles – the heaviest part of the bird because they have to be able to lift themselves in flight.  If the breast muscle isn’t large enough, the bird can’t fly

4)      Designer Wings – each bird has its own set of wings to fit its way of life, some examples are long pointing, like the Swift for flying quickly.  Ground birds like the turkey has rounded wings which allows them to fly vertically.  Birds of prey have long broad wings for gliding and circling through the sky

5)      Amazing Migrators -  will trek across country (up to 300 miles) searching for food 

LiD paragraph #5

          Bailey Lebreton

                10-18-13

              5 paragraph for LiD

#5

     In my last paragraph I said that I wanted to talk about evolution, diversity, modern birds and, how they are classified.  Birds are classified by different characteristics.  The 5 main characteristics of birds are: lightweight feathers, air filled bones, powerful breast muscles, designer wings, and amazing migrators.  The details for each of these characteristics will be next weeks paragraph. If you want to know sooner than next week then follow me on my blog on my website and select the Bailey’s blog on my home page. https://sites.google.com/site/baileysbirdsofafeather167/home

I also wrote my introduction on my home page  this is what it looks like:

Hi I am Bailey Le Breton

and I am currently in 7th grade at Mossier Community school, and this is my website.  I have picks on my website about are trips to Yellowstone National park, Ashland OR.,and lake Tahoe NV. CA. (I am bird watching in the first pick)My website is all about birds.  I intend to have a blog that I will update every week.  On my blog I will put a weekly paragraph about a bird of my choice.  It will include some fun facts or any interesting things I find on that bird.  I hope you find all the information you need.  Have Fun...

                                                                                            

                                                                         Sincerely,    Bailey Le Breton    

         

           

LiD paragraph #4 10/4/13

For my LiD project I am making a website/bird portal to post information that I discover throughout the year.  From now until Christmas I will focus on just finding out about birds: who their ancestors are, their evolution, classification, distribution, anatomy, physiology, behavior, ecology, and relationships with humans.  This organization came from the Wikipedia website, and I felt like the order made a lot of sense for organizing my research.  My goal for every LiD paragraph starting after Christmas is to focus on one bird classification a month, and within that month I will do a new bird each week. I will post the fun facts, projects, information etc. about each bird on my blog that I am learning how to make.   I will still do some of the fun projects like make a game board and a cool book, or recipe that uses bird eggs, or something crazy like that.  The website will be where I can put all my pictures, videos and info.  

                The first part of my learning came from defining what a bird is.  My sister and I made a KWL chart while playing school, and we found we already knew quite a bit I will put our chart on the website.  The google dictionary defines a bird like this a: “a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, and a beak and (typically) by being able to fly.” We both already knew a little about the fact that birds are related to dinosaurs from movies, discovery channel and educational cartoons about dinosaurs. But next week my research and web-building will be about bird evolution, diversity, modern birds, and how the bird books classify the different groups.

self check Sunday night

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