Elizabeth
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Either one! The mixed media pad (larger blue one) is great for practicing assignments. The moleskine (black one) is a nicer option for when you want to start your official nature journal. But it's totally up to you when and where to use them.
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Yes, you learned about more than three groups in the lesson. For this activity, choose any three of those groups that you are interested in. You do not have to choose specific ones.
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The summer tanager and other species in the Piranga genus were originally placed in the Thraupidae family. However, more recent genetic testing has shown they actually belong in the Cardinalidae family.
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There is a lot of useful information about Feeding Birds on the All About Birds website. I suggest you start there while waiting for suggestions from the community.
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Yes, it may seem surprising but crows are in fact Passeriformes, or songbirds.
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@Dolores I'm glad you figured it out! If you have any additional questions about using the course, please contact Customer Service. They will be happy to help.
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The Pocket Guides Waterfowl ID Series is available for purchase from the Cornell Lab Publishing Group.
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Yes, you can go back at any time. Click on your My Courses page and select a course. Scroll down until you see the Course Content section. From here you can Expand All, so all the lesson topics are visible. Then click on the topic you are interested in reviewing.
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It looks like a Great Eared-Nightjar.
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This looks like a Great Egret. Note the yellow bill. Snowy Egrets have dark bills. Check out this All About Birds article for more tips: How to Identify White Herons
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Very cool! Thanks for sharing, Frankie.
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Owen is correct, it is a juvenile European starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Visit https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/European_Starling/id for more information about identifying starlings in different life stages.
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That's a tail feather from a yellow-shafted northern flicker (Colaptes auratus). Very cool!