Description should include
- nesting and reproductive habits
- food requirements
- bill length and shape
- length of legs
- migratory habits.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What groups of food are eaten by shorebirds?
- How does the length of a shorebird’s legs determine where they would hunt for food?
- How could arctic ice-melts and rising global temperatures affect shorebirds in Virginia?
- How do drought conditions affect shorebirds?