Birds Unit Studies & Resources for Ages 4-12
8 curated resources, 8 of them free or with a free tier.
iNaturalist
Record and share observations of plants and animals and get help identifying them from a community of naturalists.
4.1 ★ (700) App Store · Oct 2026
Seek by iNaturalist
Kid-safe app that identifies plants, animals and fungi with the camera and awards badges. No registration.
4.8 ★ (31k) App Store · Oct 2026
Merlin Bird ID
Free bird ID app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: identify birds by sound, photo or three simple questions.
4.9 ★ (114k) App Store · Oct 2026
Cornell Lab K-12 Education
Bird and nature lessons and activities by grade band (K-2, 3-5, 6-8).
Project FeederWatch
Count the birds at your feeder for science, anywhere in the U.S. and Canada. The season starts November 1.
3.0 ★ (68) App Store · Oct 2026
Journey North
Track wildlife migrations and seasonal change across North America: monarchs, hummingbirds and more.
NestWatch (Cornell Lab)
Cornell Lab citizen science: find and monitor bird nests and report data that tracks breeding birds.
Great Backyard Bird Count
Four-day February event: count birds for as little as 15 minutes and submit sightings to scientists.