The Birdwatcher's Summer Camp for Dolls

A few of our bird crafts and lessons above: far left, the doll potting bench, center left, purple Martins
 birdhouse plans, a hummingbird print from lesson about flower loving birds, and far right is our bird bath.

         Our doll camp for birdwatchers features crafts, lessons and poetry related to bird study, observation and preservation. We have so much to include under this doll summer camp theme, so check back often to see what's new!

Artifacts, Crafts and Printables for Our Birdwatcher's Inspired Doll Camp:

1. Bird Topography Posters 
2. DIY a birdbath for a doll's garden
3. DIY a Potted Privet Tree for A Doll's Patio
4. How to Recycle a Hammock For a Doll
5. The North American Thrush
6. Craft a Watering Can for Your Doll's Garden
7. Free Bird Coloring Pages from The Crayon Palace 
8. DIY An American Girl Potting Bench 
9. Bird House Clip Art Pages 
   
10. Drawing Birds in Their Habitat
11. Where to Find The Birds for Beginners
12. Drawing birds at camp: owls
13. Craft a Camouflage Binoculars for 18" Dolls

Poetry for Birdwatchers:

1. Deserted Homes - by Hattie Washborn, 'With footsteps screaming o'er the snow...'
2. To The Mockingbird  - by Wilde, 'Wing'd mimic of the woods; thou motley fool...'
3. Ecstasy - by Bert Leach, 'Oh life is good when the wild bird sings...'
4. A Bird's House - 'I found a little bird's house to-day...'
5. An Invitation - 'O leave the restless city...'  
6. Moonlight In The Evergreens - by Charles C. West, 'The voices in the wood are hushed, though zephers yet combine...'
7. Poems About Birds for The Very Young - by Robert Louis Stevenson, 'A birdie with a yellow bill...'
8. The Sparrow Song - by E. C. Herrick, 'Of all the merry singers With which the world is blest,...'
9. A Bird Tangle by Mary B. Boynton, 'It boasts no grandeur, this wild place of ours;
10. Birds In Winter by Mrs. A.A. Whetstone - 'In the sunny Southland,...' 
11. The Bird House by Elizabeth Madox Roberts - 'We bought us a box and some nails...
12. Robins - by Helen Master, "Today I saw the funniest thing...''
    
13. The Bird Children Index - Additional bird poems and stories! Collect bird pictures and verse to make a mini book for your dolls.

Natural History Lessons About Birds: Little lessons about nature are included here for kids to explore with their dolls at summer camp. You can also: take them on a family vacation, or read these aloud at a doll campsite set up in your own backyard, or even share them in a nature center at school.

1. The Blue Jay - A blue jay streaking through the treetops is a startling sight. It is a handsome bird, and its jaunty crest and black tie easily distinguish it from any other of our Midwestern birds.
2. The Slate-Colored Junco - Birds that live near Chicago in the Midwestern States are divided into four groups: the permanent residents, the transients, the summer residents, and the winter residents.
3. Flight - Everyone who has seen birds, it is safe to say, has envied them their power of flight.
4. A Feathered Fisherman - No matter what part of the world one fishes in, he generally meets a feathered fisherman, who, it must be admitted, is far more expert than he, the Kingfisher. 
5. The Wild Turkey, A Vanishing Game Bird - In the pioneer period of American life, wild turkeys roamed over wide areas from New England to Texas.
6. Flower Loving Birds - Their rapid flapping makes a humming sound and that is why people say it is the Hummingbird.
7. The Red-winged Blackbird - They come to us from their winter sojourn in lands to the south that offer more abundant food than the blizzard-swept Chicago prairies and marsh lands. With longer days and warmer weather, the birds come back for as long a time as the climate is hospitable and the countryside lavish of its larder.
8. The Eastern Robin - Each spring people await the arrival of "the first robin." People who live in the Midwest may rightly feel they know this bird well for it sets up housekeeping in the shade trees that line the streets and grow in the parks.
9. Learn About Baby Birds - Birds hatch from eggs of all colors: blue, green, brown, white, speckled, and plain. Besides coming in various colors, the eggs differ greatly in size, shape, and number, according.
10. The English Sparrow - This undesirable immigrant, for whom no one has a good word, was introduced into North America by European settlers who wanted familiar birds about them. They believed the English sparrow would help in the destruction of the gypsy moth, which had been introduced from Europe and had become a destructive pest.
11. The Herring Gull - With the coming of the white man to the western world many native birds have decreased in number and some have become extinct; but others, like the gulls, have adapted themselves to man's habits and seem to be increasing in number.
12. Birds of Borneo  - Have you ever stopped short in a hike through the woods just to listen to the noises of the out-of-doors? Perhaps you have been startled by the sudden cry of an unfamiliar bird.
13. The European Cuckoo - In Europe, the people welcome back the Cuckoo bird from its winter in Africa because of its sweet song and because it is usually associated with all that is delightful in the return of spring.
14. Bustards and Vultures - One of the finest of Old World game birds is the Bustard. It is a relative of the Crane and is found on dry, open plains in Europe, Africa and Asia.
15. The Bronze Grackle or Crow Blackbird  - In the summertime the bronzed grackle, a large, iridescent bird, can often be seen strutting about on the grass or wading along the edges of streams or lakes.
16. The Chimney Swift  - Whirling flocks of chimney swifts above the housetop form a familiar sight throughout eastern North America.
17. The Quetzal - Sacred Bird of The Aztecs  - The quetzal of Guatemala has a most interesting history.
18. The Eastern Nighthawk - The nighthawk has been known by many names. In the south it has been called a bull bat because its habit of flying at dusk is combined with its diving toward the earth from great heights; as it dives it makes a sound like a bull roarer.
19. The Ostrich - When we think of birds, we usually think of wings and flying and often picture the tiny humming bird poised in its backward and forward flight or the mighty eagle swooping down through the clouds.
20. The Stork - A stork poised on one leg, back arched and long bill on its breast is a familiar picture to most people.
21. The Bitterns - These birds belong to. the same family as the herons.
22. Some Possible Reasons for Bird Migration
23. Bird and Animal Partnerships 

More Online About Birder Camps for Kids:

• Audubon for Kids -  more lessons about caring for the birds.
• Audubon Naturalist Society Camp for Kids 
• Mass Audubon: Wildwood Overnight Camp
• American Birding Association Camp News
• Ornithology Field Camps for Kids

More About Birds for Educators:

• Audubon Society - The National Audubon Society (Audubon) is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation. Located in the United States and incorporated in 1905, Audubon is one of the oldest of such organizations in the world and uses science, education and grassroots advocacy to advance its conservation mission. Read more...
• Great Backyard Bird Count website
• Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History: "The Feather Trade and the American Conservation Movement"
• St. Louis Audubon Society - St. Louis Chapter. Read the latest news...
• Who Was James Audubon?

Popular Birdwatching Webcams:

• Bird Webcams by Audubon
• Peregrine Falcons at Salisbury Cathedral
• Mississippi River's Lake Onalaska Webcam
• Webcam for Crane Trust: River Cam
• Yosemite National Park Webcams
• Chesapeake Conservancy Osprey Cam
• All About Birds  - Webcams by Cornell Lab of Ornithology: there are multiple webcams