If you really like learning about birds you might want to be a Ornithologist someday :) 

CREATE YOUR VERY OWN BIRD JOURNAL!
Draw something like this on a piece of paper (more than one page if needed)




















spot and identify the birds around you. Birds can be anywhere: in the backyard, on the way to school, in the parking lot, on the way to Grandma's house.   Having a good bird identification book will help!  See how many birds you can identify!  This is a very cool project! 

Why would you want to invite bats into your yard?

Simple! They eat insects—lots and lots of insects. They'll help keep bugs from bugging you. And, they're fun to watch, too.

How do you invite bats to the neighborhood?

Put up a bat house!

Bat-House Tips:

• You can build your own bat house or buy one.
• Visit Bat Conservation International online at www.batcon.org for ideas, building plans, and ready-made houses.
• Mount the house on a building or pole, not on a tree. (Bats usually avoid houses on trees.)
• Be sure the bat house isn't lit by bright lights at night.
• Hang the house in a sunny place. Bats need warm temperatures.
• Paint it black or a dark color to absorb heat.
• Put up the house by early spring, so that bats will find it by summer.
• If bats don't move in during the first year, don't give up! They may come next year or the next.