Ultimate Birdwatching Adventure
Author: Kate Sover, Senior Educator, The Tech Interactive
September 14, 2023
Related Topics: Education, What's New at The Tech Interactive, IMAX
Innovation has taken flight at The Tech Interactive with the new Tech Studio experience “Just Wing It” and the much-awaited return of “Building for Birdie.”
Now, grab your imaginary binoculars and take off on your own birding adventure through The Tech Interactive. If you loved this activity, head over to the IMAX Dome Theater to see several of these birds make an appearance in “Wings Over Water.” You won’t EGRET it!
Yellow Warbler
Featured in Wings Over Water!
Habitat: Marshes, woods, swamps, streams, bushes
Food: Insects, small invertebrates and fruits
Fun Fact: When another bird lays eggs in my nest I will build another nest right on top, sometimes making a nest up to six layers tall!
Sandhill Crane
Featured in Wings Over Water!
Habitat: Marshes, prairies, tundra
Food: Plants, grains, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles and invertebrates
Fun Fact: I am a great dancer. I use my head and wings to leap and bow, it’s very graceful!
Mallard
Featured in Wings Over Water!
Habitat: Wetlands, city parks
Food: Seeds, plants, small insects and invertebrates
Fun Fact: If you want to feed me at the local park I don’t need bread. You can feed me lettuce, cabbage, or peas, but not too much please!
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Habitat: Oak woodlands
Food: Insects
Fun Fact: You’ll almost always spot me among oak trees. However, I do not eat acorns!
Anna’s Hummingbird
Habitat: Open woodlands, coastal scrub, chaparral, gardens and parks
Food: Nectar, small insects
Fun Fact: Despite my size, I am pretty territorial and defensive of my food, chasing away other hummingbirds and even insects.
Northern Mockingbird
Habitat: Open areas, parks
Food: Insects, fruit
Fun Fact: I can mimic other birds and learn over 200 songs!
Red-Tailed Hawk
Habitat: Open areas, grasslands, woodlands, deserts, fields, parks
Food: Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians
Fun Fact: My eyesight is eight times as powerful as that of humans’ and I can spot a mouse on the ground while flying from 100 feet above!
