#27 - Backyard Birds
May/Jun 2010

No matter where you live, you probably see birds, even if they are crows or robins or Canada Geese. In this issue of KNOW we're taking a closer look at the birds that just might visit your backyard. We've put together tips on how to identify birds and how to attract them to your yard, too. All you need to get started it a healthy dose of curiosity!


Table of Contents

9. Backyard Birds
From blue jays to chickadees we’ve got a great guide on watching birds close to home.

19. Science in Action
When this birder was a child, she learned how to call cardinals.

21. Poetry Place
How does a cowbird mom trick another bird into taking care of her babies?

22. Great Moments in Science
Meet the ladies who decided wearing birds on your head is a bad idea.

24. KNOW Fun
Put down your binoculars and pick up some felt pens for the puzzle page.

Departments
3. KNOW News - Octopuses in coconuts, kids that make their own iPhone programs, and more!
6. KNOW It, KNOW You, KNOW Them - LEGO, white blood cells, and more!
18. KNOW It Alls
20. Home Lab
23. Close Up
26. Sky Spies
27. Digging Dinos
28. Reviewed by You
29. Comic Captions
30. KNOW and Tell

#29 - Shapes and Patterns

#28 - Desert Life

#26 - Sticky Science

#25 - The Winter Olympics

#24 - Prehistoric Animals

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