We are a family of four doing online and unschooling. We have been particularly interested in the habits and habitats of the birds that are in our are of the Great Pacific Northwest and we live in the state of Oregon on the west coast of the United states. We have been hearing and noticing a difference...

My favorite backyard animal is a blue jay (a type of bird) because I like the way they soar through the clouds above the sky.

Personally, my favorite animal down here in Florida is the tiny, brown-feathered burrowing owl. It usually lives on flat stretches of land, and, as the name implies, burrows under the ground to make nests. (That's what makes them cool and unique from other birds.) Its call is the standard hoo hoo...

I have a couple of favorite backyard animals. One of them is the alligator which can be found here in the Everglades in Southern Florida. Maybe if you go in a boat ride through the Everglades you will find what looks like a rock in the water. This may not be a rock. This may be an alligator. I like alligators...

This year we have decided to weave a study of birds throughout our 6th grade Life Science curriculum. We have partnered with some local professors who are bird banders and will be banding at our school. We have also created electronic field guides that can be downloaded onto iPods. We are making biweekly...