FeatheredFriendsbyDaphneGreavesillustratedbyHollyM.JonesCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinChinaISBN10:0-15-351525-2ISBN13:978-0-15-351525-5OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-351214-8(Grade4AdvancedCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-351214-8(Grade4AdvancedCollection)ISBN10:0-15-358115-8(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-358115-1(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891098512111009080706byDaphneGreavesillustratedbyHollyM.JonesFeatheredFriendsCharactersNarrator1Narrator2RangerEllenRangerMarkSamAvaJoeEmmaAlecDarleneBillTiaJoshBethSetting:AwildliferefugeinTexasNarrator1:Agroupoffourth-gradestudentsareatAransas/MatagordaIslandNationalWildlifeRefugeinTexas.Theyaretheretohelptherangerswithabirdcount.Narrator2:Thestudentswillbeidentifyingandcountingdifferenttypesofbirds.First,therangerswanttogivethestudentssomebackground.Narrator1:Let’slisteninasthestudentsencircletherangerstohearwhattheyhavetosay.RangerEllen:ThefirstannualChristmasBirdCountwasin1900.RangerMark:Atonetime,hunterswouldgoouteveryDecember25tohuntbirds.After1900,thetraditionbecamethatbirdhuntersonlycountedthebirds.Sam:Isthatwhatwe’regoingtodo?3RangerMark:Yes,itis.TodaytherearemanyotherbirdcountsinadditiontotheannualChristmascoun...
