Cedar+Lane+Academy+(homeschool,+NY)

What's in our neighborhood?
How would you describe your neighborhood to someone who has never visited? Brainstorm about 10 phrases to describe your habitat, such as lots of trees, some tall buildings, many trees, blacktop everywhere, etc. 1. Plenty of trees 2. Open areas 3. Sunflowers 4. It's quiet 5. Not too much blacktop 6. Lots of gardens and flowers 7. Houses are the only buildings 8. Wetland at the end of our cul-de-sac 9. flagpoles, fences, and other posts 10. cats = =

** What features make our neighborhood a suitable place for birds? **
bird feeders, berry bushes, flower gardens, large stands of evergreen trees, plenty of other trees, bird baths

** What birds do you regularly see on your bird counts? **
black capped chickadees, northern cardinals, bluejays, turkey vultures, American crows, tufted titmouse, red headed woodpecker, yellow bellied sapsucker, downy woodpecker, goldfinches, house sparrow, European Starling, robins, red-eyed verio, ruby-throated hummingbird, red-winged blackbirds, mourning doves, white-breasted nuthatch, dark eyed junco, purple finch