Bird Bingo

How long it’ll take: Ongoing throughout the camp week(s).

What the goal is: Campers will be able to record birds found throughout their weeks of camp and on in a fun and engaging way.

What the objectives are: Give campers the tools needed to become a self sufficient birder.

What you’ll need:

Bird Bingo Card for each camper

Writing utensil

Avid4 Bird Facts (digital or hard copy)

Choose 1: Merlin Bird ID, Bird Field Guide, Google

What you’ll do:

1. Give each camper their own copy of the Bird Bingo Card and give them a few moments to become familiar with it.

2. Tell them the steps/rules to playing the game:

   1. Be honest: only mark a bird if you’ve actually seen it

   2. Be kind to the birds. If you see a bird, leave it at that. Don’t chase or scare the birds in order to get a better view (that’s harassing wildlife).

   3. Do not feed birds by hand. Only use a bird feeder (so they don’t learn that humans are associated with that food).And only feed them seeds, bugs or fruit.

3. At any time during camp, a camper can pull out the bingo card and mark down a bird they’ve seen. (See Birding Activity for steps on how to Bird)

4. Once camper has filled out the card, they can tag us on social media #Avid4 Adventure