THE BULLETIN • MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2021 A9
© 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No.
o. 6
In the past, some people have tried to get rid of crows in a number of
st.
ways – even exploding dynamite where large numbers of the birds roost.
But despite it all, crows have thrived and now live almost everywhere in
North America.
Do you know your crows? People haven’t always been kind
to crows. Farmers put up scarecrows to keep the birds out of their
fields and gardens. Some people just don’t like them.
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With a family member, see if you
can find each scarecrow’s twin.
Can you find the one unique
scarecrow?
Crows are intelligent birds. They also eat a lot of pests that can damage
crops. But farmers know that one of the favorite foods these birds
enjoy is corn!
What do you call a
group of crows?
The letters along the correct path over the cornfield
spell the answer!
M
O
T
F
F
A
C
S
B
M
U
L
J
W
R
S
C
Y
E
D
A group of crows is called:
A
R
W
V
R
O
P
This crow removed some words from the story.
Can you replace them?
Crows are famous for
holding “funerals” when
one of their kind has died.
Crows will keep watch over
a fallen bird, sometimes for
many days. Scientists
wonder if they feel sad or
if they might be trying
to figure out how the
crow died so they
can learn from it.
Crows have been
found using sticks to
get insects out of small
cracks and holes.
Shortly after she started the daily feeding routine, little
_______ started getting left on the food platform. Over
time, Gabi has ____________ nearly 100 little trinkets.
The crows have brought her buttons, a LEGO piece,
charms, stones – most of the gifts are ________ things
they can carry in their beaks. One time she got a little
piece of _________ with the word, “best” on it. Was
there another piece with the word “friend” on it?
Gabi likes to think so.
Can you make
five squares
by moving
only two
sticks?
Up in the Air
Look through the
newspaper to find:
• 3 things that fly
New Caledonian
crows also make tools.
They have been
seen pulling the
leaves off a stick
and creating little
hook-shaped tools
from twigs, leaves
and thorns.
• 3 words that
describe crows
• 3 items crows
might steal
• 3 places where
crows are found
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Comprehension: Follow
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Scientists have found that crows can solve puzzles that have up
to eight steps. Can you solve this puzzle?
Circle the numbers
that add up to 8.
Put a box around
the numbers that
add up to 10.
The numbers must
be next to each
other or above
and below each
other like this:
Standards Link: Math: Solve logic puzzles.
Look through the newspaper for
examples of three or more tools that
people use at work. Discuss what life
would be like without those tools.
Standards Link: Use the newspaper to locate information.
DYNAMITE
MAGPIES
THRIVED
INSECTS
RAVENS
THORNS
CROWS
TWIGS
TOOLS
NESTS
ROOST
CLOSE
STICK
HOOK
RID
I N E T I M A N Y D
D S T I N S E C T S
E E E L G L S I G S
This week’s word:
V E D I R N N T A T
ROOST
I I W O P S E N D S
The verb roost means to
settle on a perch (a place
where a bird rests).
R T O S L G V M W E
H S H O O K A O A N
T H O R N S R M R T
S T I C K C L O S E
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
ANSWER: Velcrow! !
Crows Use and
Make Tools
hen Gabi was four years old, she dropped some
_______ on the ground. Quickly, a crow flew in
and took off with it. Gabi then started feeding the crows
in her neighborhood by leaving out dry dog food bits.
The pigeons roost on the
top of the roof.
Try to use the word roost
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
If you were a bird, what kind
of bird would you be? Why?