This magazine covers a wide range of topics such as attracting hummingbirds, building birdhouses, gardening for butterflies, feeding birds for less, growing veggies, tales of readers’ birding experiences, plus a whole lot more.

Birds & Blooms Magazine : Birds & Blooms is the #1 bird and garden magazine in North America with more than 1 million subscribers.

Richmond Audubon Society: The Richmond Audubon society promotes the enjoyment, understanding, and preservation of birds, other wildlife, and habitat through education, advocacy, and fellowship.

Birds Coloring Bookby Bob Schamerhorn (available through iPhotoBirds $10).

Birds of North America 100 Piece Memory Game.

Other Useful Resources for Bird Watching for Kids Kids can create simple bird watching binoculars by taping together two empty bath tissue rolls.

Swimming birds, flying birds, birds running or pecking for food on the ground.

Can you spot a cardinal, robin, or goldfinch?

Birds of different colors, shapes, and sizes.

Holes that a woodpecker made in a tree trunk.

As you are walking, look for birds or signs of birds such as: This resource and others are available at Getting started is as simple as taking a stroll.

A good article to read is Birding with Kids, You Don’t Have to be an Expert by Jennifer L. This is an activity for families to explore and learn together. Tarneshia says you don’t have to know a lot to start bird watching with your kids.

Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in SongĮxploration: Take a Walk in Your Backyard.

Outside My Window: Birds by Ernestine Giesecke.

About Birds: A Guide for Children by Cathryn Sill.

Birdsongs by Besty Franco and Steve Jenkins.

Children’s Picture Books and Other Non-Fiction Books about Birds She even provided this fun and simple Bird Hunt activity: bird-hunt-sheet (PDF).

Tarneshia is a Children’s Educator Program Developer at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden and a bird-lover herself.

We spoke with Tarneshia Evans and she gave us some other great book suggestions for those interested in resources about bird watching for kids. Bird watching is an activity the entire family can enjoy.

Bird Watch by Jane Yolen