A Scientific Journey

Last Friday was a busy science day at our house. First we learned about how you can identify different the species of bird by looking for markings. Then McKayla and I went on a field trip to see the birds at local bird sanctuary. It is only minutes away from our house, but strangely we hadn’t take her there before.

We took a picture of this species of bird. We didn’t know what kind of bird this was it is so today we set out to find. McKayla looked at our 1008 page book looking for birds with black feathers and yellow beaks, while I tried doing an internet search. McKayla finally found the bird on page 783.

It was a European Starling.

We didn’t think it was the correct bird at first because we didn’t notice that this bird had white tipped feathers at first. The blackness of the birds was the most noticeable to us when we were watching them. A closeup photograph of the birds showed the white tips.

Common Name: European Starling
Family: Sturnidae
Species: Sturnus vulgaris
Length: About 8.5 inches
Wingspan: About 15.5 inches
Plumage: Sexes similar
Migration: Northern bird migrate
Weight: 8 ounces
Song:

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