Calizzy Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) We are using Memoria Press science kit about birds. It’s going well and we enjoy it, but we have 1 question- on each bird it lists their “clutch size” and “brood.” What are these 2 terms describing? I’m assuming it has something to do with laying eggs, but I don’t know the distinction between the 2. Edited February 1, 2021 by Calizzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 42 minutes ago, Calizzy said: We are using Memoria Press science kit about birds. It’s going well and we enjoy it, but we have 1 question- on each bird it lists their “clutch size” and “brood.” What are these 2 terms describing? I’m assuming it has something to do with laying eggs, but I don’t know the distinction between the 2. clutch size: how many eggs the mother bird lays each time brood: I think that's actually how many little babies hatch, so how many she's raising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I agree with Ellie. Clutch is the number of eggs. Brood is the number of hatchlings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calizzy Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calizzy Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 (edited) We are having so much fun with this curriculum. We have identified a lot of birds in our backyard. There is a certain bird that we can't figure out and it's driving us nuts! We live in the midwest. This bird is all black (maybe some dark brown) and a dark beak. They are always in a group of about 10. They walk around pecking at the dirt a lot. It is a similar size to the Robin, but a bit thinner. It looks similar to the common grackle, but I never see the shiny irridescent head. I guess it could be a crow, but they seem smaller. Any thoughts? Edited February 1, 2021 by Calizzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 25 minutes ago, Calizzy said: We are having so much fun with this curriculum. We have identified a lot of birds in our backyard. There is a certain bird that we can't figure out and it's driving us nuts! We live in the midwest. This bird is all black (maybe some dark brown) and a dark beak. They are always in a group of about 10. They walk around pecking at the dirt a lot. It is a similar size to the Robin, but a bit thinner. It looks similar to the common grackle, but I never see the shiny irridescent head. I guess it could be a crow, but they seem smaller. Any thoughts? ? Brewer’s Blackbird (male) ? Rusty Blackbird (male, alternate plumage) -- see photo further down in article for alternate plumage ? Brown-headed Cowbird (male) ? Phainopepla (male) — looks like an all-black cardinal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domestic_engineer Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I’d vote for the cowbird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Nasty awful starlings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domestic_engineer Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, BlsdMama said: Nasty awful starlings? The starlings in my neck of the woods always have yellow beaks, but when I used Wikipedia to check my memory, it said that the beak changes depending on the season! What a surprise to me! Do you notice this change in your starlings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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