Our speaker from the Bean Museum brought several stuffed birds including a hummingbird, Great-Horned Owl, and Kingfisher. We learned several cool bird facts. Did you know a hummingbird can flap their wings 20-80 times a second?!
The morning class was priveledged to hear from Lyn Gardner. He talked to the class about several of the birds we often see in our backyards. We even saw and heard some of them while he was speaking!
Merrill Webb, the president of the Utah Country Birders Association, spoke to the afternoon class. He showed the class two stuffed owls: a Northern Saw-Whet and a Barn Owl. He taught the class that there are 3 things birdwatchers need... a field guide, binoculars, and a friend! The kids really enjoyed looked through his high-powered binoculars and spyscope.
