Young Explorer Day - Seabirds 2018

Yesterday's Young Explorer program was all about seabirds. We started the day by using field guides to identify seabird specimens. The young explorers then described their bird and drew a picture of it. We continued by making a craft to focus in on the arctic tern. This species of seabird makes the longest ever known annual migration, travelling from the Arctic to Antarctica!

To learn about the different beak shapes of birds we played the game Eating Like a Seabird. We also played a game to learn about seabird eggs.

The Young Explorers finished the day making a craft using migration data collected by tagging greater shearwaters in the Bay of Fundy. These seabirds migrate from the Bay of Fundy to the remote Tristan da Cunha islands in the south Atlantic where they breed.

Studying seabird specimens.

Arctic Tern ready for migration!

Which beak is the best?

Migrating shearwater craft.

The next program we have coming up at the aquarium is Read to the Seals, during Science Literacy Week in September. Please visit our website for information about how to register for this free program.