Choose your title and job! An ornithologist studies birds. This person will be responsible for information on the birds migration habits, eating patterns, mating and reproductive cycles in the wild and in captivity. A botanist studies plants. This person will be responsible for information on the eagles preferences for nesting. A zoologist studies animals in general. This person will be responsible for information about animals with whom eagles can and cannot co-exist . The veterinarian is a doctor to animals. This person will be responsible for information about the biological systems of eagles. An environmental planner studies and creates environments or habitats for various creatures. This person will be responsible for recommendations and drawings of the portion of the birdhouse in which the eagles will live. A public relations specialist is the person who informs the public of what is going on in the eagles project. This person will be responsible for news articles, cultural lore, and zoo events.

You have just been hired to work at the city zoo. This is an exciting job because the zoo is brand new. You are part of a team of scientist hired to set up the Birdhouse at the new zoo. Your team will include the following specialists: Ornithologist Botanist Zoologist Veterinarian Environmental planner Public Relations Specialist Although you are all specialist in your field, you will be working together to gather many different types of information beyond your field of study.   Your Tasks 1. Design an Inquiry Plan to research and recommend: Should the zoo have eagles? Why? Why not? What should the eagles "cage" look like? 2. Plot the longitude and latitude of the new zoo. Compare and contrast the ideal eagle environment and migrations with where the zoo is to be located. 3. Create recommendations for the structure of the eagles portion of the birdhouse. Consider the size, temperature, plants and other animals that could or should be housed with the eagles. 4. Plan events and celebrations of the eagles for the people in the city whose taxes will be paying for the new zoo. Explain the history of why the eagle is the symbol of the United States of America. Storytell myths and legends about eagles from the United States and other countries. 5. Present your findings to a committee of zoo patrons in a Powerpoint format. Use graphs, maps, and pictures to support your research.

The following sites will help you research your project. Have fun and good luck!

EAGLE'S NEST - Main Page - A collection of facts and pictures on all types of eagles. Also poems and quotes http://www.eaglesnest.com/   Bald Eagles - Cassville, Wisconsin is where American Bald Eagles soar over the Mississippi River bluffs of southwest Wisconsin, and history comes alive at the Stonefield http://www.cassville.org/gallery.html   Journey North: Bald Eagle Migration - Tracked by Satellite Bald Eagle Migration Updates will be posted on: Mondays Background Information Migration Data Tables Tracked by Satellite Tracked by Field http://www.learner.org/jnorth/www/critters/eagle/   Bald Eagles, Haliaeetus leucociphalus, Nature Photography by Barbara Jordan - The images at this site are for viewing on your computer during your visit. No rights to download, save, copy, print, redistribute or use in any other manner are allowed or implied without the prior written consent of the author, Barbara Jordan. All Rights Reserved. http://www.barbarajordan.com/eagle.html   Eagles in the Grand Canyon - The importance to the Bald Eagle population in the Grand and Glen Canyons of Glen Canyon Dam http://www.glencanyon.net/eagle.htm   Bald Eagle Release and Recovery - The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States. Their populations declined in many states, and New York's declined to a single pair. The Peregrine Fund was the first to release and establish breeding Bald Eagles http://www.peregrinefund.org/BldEagle.html   Eagles on San Juan Island - Bald Eagles on the Island Bald eagle watching is fairly easy in the San Juans. With maybe the exception of whales, bald eagles are the most satisfying members of the animal world to watch in the San Juan Islands. http://www.sanjuanisland.org/chambereagle.html   Eagles - Live cam eagles - Iowa and Illinois Quad-Cities area including Davenport, Bettendorf, Eldridge, Moline, Rock Island, Geneseo and surrounding areas.http://www.qconline.com/webcam/eagles.html   Bald Eagles Nesting Project http://198.22.19.84/eagles/sub/   Falcons, Hawks, and Eagles of Northern Arizona Common names, scientific names, pictures and brief descriptions of Northern Arizona raptures. http://www.lakepowell.net/~gnealon/   The WWW Virtual Library:Zoos An index to zoos and zoo animals. http://www.mindspring.com/~zoonet/www_virtual_lib/zoos.html

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