Read
the observer's description |
- Click
for a description of what the observer saw.
- As
you read, underline clues that can help you decide if this was
or was not a batch of whoopers.
- What
questions would you like to ask the observer?
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Who's
who? Compare whoopers and a mystery species! |
What
other birds can look like whooping cranes at a distance? Tom Stehn
has an opinion about that. But first, here's your challenge:
- Look
closely at large photos of a) cranes and b) this mystery species.
- Think
about how you would tell them apart.
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Use this Observation
Chart to record what you see.
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a)
Whoopers in flight
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b)
Mystery species in flight
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What
would you say to the observer? |
- Review
the observers'
report and your chart
(including the facts at the bottom).
- Write
a paragraph explaining these things:
a) whether you think the observer actually saw whooping
cranes,
b) what you think she actually saw flying in Texas that
day (you may need to do some research),
c) how to tell the difference between those species in
the future!
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