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WorksheetsInvestigating Birds
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the name of a group of birds?
herd
pride
flock
pack
What are baby birds called?
kittens
puppies
calves
chicks
How often do birds shed their feathers?
twice a year
once a year
three times a year
never
Birds flying to warmer places for the winter is called?
moving
nesting
migrating
vacationing
Why do birds migrate in the winter?
To find food to eat
To visit their families
To go swimming
Their parents told them to
Birds' curved, sharp toenails are called?
feet
nails
talons
paws
What is the skin between a bird's toes called?
rubber
web
wood
silk
What are the three sounds birds make?
howl
call
drumming
song
Name 2 reasons why bird's build nests?
to lay eggs
to hibernate
to raise their young
to play
A group of eggs is called?
pack
flock
litter
clutch
What is another name for a beak?
throat
bill
talon
wing
Name two birds that cannot fly.
penguin
robin
ostrich
yellow warbler
Name two birds that cannot walk or hop on land.
mallard duck
house finch
loon
hummingbird
What is the name of a single sound, such as a peep or a squawk?
drumming
call
melody
song
What are swimming birds are called?
chickens
songbirds
waterfowl
birds of prey
Name 3 things that birds' nests are made of.
leaves
twigs
fruit
grass
How many eggs do birds usually lay?
1 to 3
4 to 6
7 to 10
2 to 8
Name 3 types of chicks that can take care of themselves shortly after hatching?
chicks of songbirds
chicks of geese
chicks of chickens
chicks of ducks
What can a bird with a short, thick bill do?
catch fish
eat small animals
crush hard seeds
pick insects up from the ground
What can birds with long, thin bills do?
crush hard seeds
drink flower nectar
catch fish
eat small animals
Owls are..
herbivores
carnivores
omnivores
insectivores
The animal an owl eats is called?
dinner
predator
brunch
prey
Animals that sleep during the day and hunt for food at night are?
active
nocturnal
sleepy
brilliant
What is a ball of bones, teeth, feathers, and fur coughed up by an owl called?
nest
web
owl pellet
clutch
Why are owls helpful to farmers?
They help harvest the crops.
They help clean up the farm
They herd the sheep.
They eat rodents and other mammals that damage crops.
