Identifying+Sparrows+Wake+Audubon

I attended the Wake Audubon society meeting in November, which consisted of a board member by the name of John Gerwin lecturing on sparrows found in various regions. There are over 21 species of sparrows let alone found in North Carolina and there a various ways to identify these many types of birds. A couple of the ways mentioned to identify the birds are based on their size, streaked and Un-streaked underparts, the geography and habitat. Mr. Gerwin also highlighted how the special traits each bird withholds, contributes to their survival within their environment, and in some cases help them avoid prey. During the meeting we were able to compare images of a variety of sparrows, and point out the differences between them. We listened to sparrow chirping's, and were able to hear the chirping's of when a male called to a female, and sparrows alerting others of possible prey in the area. Mr. Gerwin highlighted two main sparrows particularly which included the Chippy sparrow, and Bachman's sparrow. These two birds have very identifiable traits, and are commonly seen in the North Carolina area.

This meeting correlates to environmental science because it is important to be able to identify birds that could possibly be going extinct, and if so create habitats that allow them time to reproduce and get their population rate back up. Also being able to identify birds helps people figure out their location, for example if you know a certain type of bird is only located in a distinct type of forest you could know what forest or area you are in.