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Links to Birds Mentioned in
She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!
by Kathryn Lasky and Illustrated by David Catrow

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American Robin. They are found throughout the US and will often nest in open-air buildings quite close to humans.

Artic Tern. This bird migrates to Antarctic in winter, returning north in spring; widespread in the Arctic in summer .

Bitterns. They inhabit the marsh lands of America and are a part of the heron family.

Blue India Peafowl. Photographs of several birds thus classified.

Dodo. The Dodo is a lesson in extinction. First sighted around 1600 on Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean, the
Dodo was extinct less than eighty years later.

Doves and Pigeons. This site is a long list of links to information on both pigeons and doves.

Ducks Unlimited Canada: Conserving wildlife with help from the Web. Founded by a small group of concerned citizens in 1938 to reverse the destruction and neglect of waterfowl habitats in North America, Ducks Unlimited (DU) Canada today has partners in the US, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia and Europe to aid its mission
to promote a healthy environment for people and wildlife.

The Finch Diaries. This site provides wonderful photos and detailed notes of the finchkeepers.

Finches. The Queensland Finch Society sponsors this site with pictures and varieties of finches.

Flamingo. This huge pink bird is beautiful in flight, and picturesque with the flocks standing knee-deep in salt marshes.

Heath Hen. This species is now extinct.In 1830 the heath hen's precipitous decline garnered the attention of naturalist John Audubon (founder of The Audubon Society), but it continued unabated. By the 1870s the only heath hens left, occupied a tiny island called Martha's Vineyard off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

Herons and Egrets. All but one (cattle egret) are only seen near water (ponds, lakes, marsh, and estuary). These wading birds all have long legs and bills which they use to find and catch food (fish, shrimp, frogs).

Hummingbird Photographs. This page includes six photographs from Dan True's book.

Marabou Stork. Rare in South Africa due to habitat destruction. Commercial trade of this species is regulated by international law, since it may become endangered without regulated trade.

Nightingales. Nightingales are migrants, spending their winter in West Africa and returning to
Britain and the rest of Europe in April.

Peafowl. Peacocks don't develop their long trains until they are 3 years old and they molt the train yearly.

Pheasants. Pheasants and Peafowl are well known in aviculture and have been so throughout history. With the exception of only a handful, all species have been kept and bred in captivity at some point.

Snowy Egret. In the latter part of the 19th century and into the early twentieth, snowy egret plumes were very popular on hats. The result was that these birds were hunted until they were nearly extinct.

Snowy Owl. Commercial trade of this species is regulated by international law, since it may become endangered without regulated trade.

The Tragedy of the Dodo. Dodos were last observed in 1681. The tragedy of the dodo highlights the potential effects mankind can have upon the environment, and the ease with which humanity can disrupt the delicate balance of an ecosystem by eradicating whole species.

Warbler Watch. This site combines the unique and powerful partnership of the continent's citizen birdwatchers with the state-of-the-art technology of BirdSource to track the migratory movements and breeding distribution of North America's warblers-- some of which are experiencing population declines.

Western Grebe. The Western Grebe is a very beautiful bird with rich black and white feathers and brillant red eyes. It is about the same size as a large mallard, but has a slender neck, body and bill.

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