Birds - Facts for Kids

Seagulls can use the wind to appear as if they’re hovering in place, especially when looking for food!

Penguins communicate using different types of calls that sound like honking, braying, and even trumpeting!

A group of woodpeckers is called a descent (or sometimes a descension), though they rarely gather (come together) in large groups!

Conservation & Population

Eagle populations have improved thanks to the ban of DDT pesticide in 1972, which was making their eggshells too thin!

The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker creates rows of small holes in trees to collect sap!