One fun experiment you can try at home is to create a “Bird Migration Map” to track the different types of birds that migrate through your area during the winter months. Here’s how you can do it:

Materials needed:

• A large piece of paper or poster board
• Markers or colored pencils
• Field guide to local birds (or access to a website or app that can help you identify different birds)

Instructions:

1. First, hang your large piece of paper or poster board on a wall or bulletin board where you can see it easily.
2. Grab your field guide or use a website or app to identify the different types of birds that migrate through your area.
3. Mark the location of your home on the map with a star.
4. Each time you see a migrating bird, use a marker or colored pencil to draw a picture of the bird on the map, near your home.
5. Write the name of the bird next to its picture.
6. Keep track of the date that you saw the bird and make a note of it.

You can continue this experiment for the whole winter season and see how many different types of birds you can spot. You’ll be amazed at how many different kinds of birds migrate through your area! As a bonus activity, you can also look up the facts and interesting things about the species you saw.

This experiment will not only help kids to understand the bird migration but also will help in observing and identifying different species of birds.