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Counting shorebirds
Students examine methodologies for counting shorebirds and found a grid method to be most accurate.
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Original Air Date:
May 10, 2007
Web Site:
http://migration.pwnet.org/
Lessons:
http://migration.pwnet.org/
Introduction
Host Xico Vega introduces the program live from the Bay of Santa Maria in Mexico...
Santa Maria Bay
The Bay of Santa Maria in Mexico is a very important coastal resource for people...
Students explore wetland
Students are doing field work exploring the mudflats and finding out what birds ...
Experts answer questions
Experts at the Bay of Santa Maria in Mexico answer questions about shorebirds, m...
Questions and answers
A scientist answers questions from a school in Chicago and Panama about shorebir...
Counting birds in a wetland
Students learn how to count the numbers of birds and the number of bird species....
What is a wetland?
Wetlands have three characteristics: water, low oxygen soils, and plants toleran...
Migratory birds
A healthy string of wetlands is important for migratory shorebirds that rely on ...
Mudflats provide food for shorebirds
The mudflats of Cooper River Delta provide abundant food for shorebirds....