Scouting, Volume 59, Number 4, July-August 1971 Page: 55
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TROOP AND PATROL MEETINGS
BIRD STUDY
OUR MONTH_
SPECIAL EVENT.
FIRST WEEK
SECOND WEEK
THIRD WEEK
PREOPENING
Post color pictures of birds
(National Audubon Society series
or others available at book and
stationery stores). Display Bird
Study merit badge pamphlets and
other books on birds.
Again post color pictures of birds
and display literature. Black out
names of birds on pictures and ask
Scouts to write names of as many
of them as they can. Award small
prize for the longest correct list.
Play Spud, Tool 12, Scoutmaster's
Handbook (outdoors, if possible).
OPENING
Have a patrol post colors and lead
pledge of allegiance. Patrol leader
then leads in reciting sixth point
of Scout Law in full.
Troop committee begins board
of review
Form troop with silent signals.
Sing "If You're Happy," Boy Scout
Songbook.
Sing "Three Wood Pigeons,"
Boy Scout Songbook. Uniform
inspection conducted by assistant
patrol leaders; check patrol
medallions and buttons on Scout
shirts.
SCOUTCRAFT
INSTRUCTION/
DEMONSTRATION
Have Bird Study merit badge
counselor or Audubon club
member show pictures of birds
found in your area at this time
of year and explain where and
how to watch them. Distribute
plans from Bird Study merit badge
pamphlet or other nature books
for bird feeders or nesting boxes.
Give each patrol set of color
pictures of birds.
Invite a bird bander in your
community to show and explain
technique and reason for bird
banding. Ask him to explain local
migration patterns. To find a bird
bander, check Bird Study merit
badge counselor, Audubon club,
or conservation agency or club.
Go to nearby park, open area, or
woods to observe birds under
leadership of Bird Study merit
badge counselor or expert bird
watcher. (Note: For this meeting,
this will also include the Interpatrol
Activity period. See below.)
*
GAME/CONTEST
Steal the Bacon, Tool 12,
Scoutmaster's Handbook.
What Am I?, next page
«
Play Grasshoppers, Tool 12,
Scoutmaster's Handbook.
PATROL
MEETINGS
Plan patrol bird-watching hike.
Select dates and times to work
on bird feeders or nesting boxes.
Study pictures of birds for
Interpatrol Activity. Suggest that
each patrol member keep a list
of birds observed daily.
Check progress on bird feeders
or nesting boxes. Review material
on bird migration in Bird Study
merit badge pamphlet in prepa-
ration for Interpatrol Activity.
Plan patrol menus and check
equipment for Bird Conservation
Campout. Check progress on bird
feeders or nesting boxes. Report
on bird observations by
patrol members.
INTERPATROL
ACTIVITY
Play Bird Recognition, Tool 11,
Scoutmaster's Handbook.
Bird bander conducts quiz on bird
migration patterns, stressing
local picture.
Hold patrol competition in bird
identification in the field. Patrols
identify the largest, smallest, and
most unusual bird for the
vicinity.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pfans for Bird Conservation Campout.
Remind patrols to bring feeders
or nesting boxes they've made.
SCOUTMASTER'S
MINUTE
Read the Outdoor Code, Boy Scout
Handbook. Comment briefly on
its importance in modern America.
"Big Enough," Troop Activities
Talk briefly about the place of
birds in nature as predators and
scavengers, as well as their role in
bringing beauty to the world.
CLOSING
CEREMONY
Patrol retires colors while all
salute. Close by humming "Taps."
Sing "God Bless America" as
colors are retired.
Scoutmaster says, "Good night,
Scouts." Boys respond,
"Good night to you, sir."
Consult your city parks department,
state conservation department, county ex-
tension agent, or Conservation Service
officer before planning your campout to
help wild birds. They may have sugges-
tions on areas which most need conser-
vation work. Plan to put up your troop's
bird feeders or nesting boxes, build brush
cover for birds and small game, plant
food-bearing and cover shrubs, and clean
out watering places. In addition, plan
time for bird watching and nature games.
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