Instructify

October 13, 2009

“Birdies are friends!” That’s what my two-year-old son says. He even thinks an owl lives in the ceiling fan in his room. If that’s not a ringing endorsement for the avian kind, I don’t know what is. He especially loves the “birdie book,” a book from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that plays the songs of 250 birds.

Given how much he likes the book, I’m a little nervous about showing him another great bird resource from Cornell. Round Robin: The Cornell Blog of Ornithology has a lot of fascinating bird content, including video, audio, and images that my little boy will probably want to look at all day long. The blog has articles about migration, learning flight calls, even an obituary for Ithaca, a 37-year-old golden eagle. Round Robin also posts updates about its sister site, All About Birds, a definitive online guide for birders with a searchable bird guide (we’ll try to feature All About Birds in a future Instructify article).

The information on Round Robin will appeal to young and old learners alike, whether you want to discuss bird taxonomy, or just want to watch videos of birds in flight. Now if you’ll excuse me, my son needs his birdie fix.

Round Robin: The Cornell Blog of Ornithology