Go Bird Watching!

Go Bird Watching!

Time:45 min Difficulty:Easy  

Spring has sprung! We know many birds flying when it gets warmer. Let’s see how many you can spot on their way home!

Here’s what you need:

  • A notebook or paper
  • Something to write with like a pencil, pen, or marker
  • Your favourite outdoor space
  • Friends or family to join you

Here’s how you make it:

Step 1:

Make a chart like the one below so you can keep track of what you see and hear. It’s a good idea to leave some extra spaces so you can add any other signs of birds you see, like a nest. 

Step 2:

Grab a pen and head out into your local forest or nature area.

Step 3:

Make a note of how many times you hear a bird, see a bird, or see signs of a bird.
Bonus points if you can identify what kind of bird you saw! 

Take some photos of your bird watching adventure and share them with us on social media!

Recognizing the recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medal

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To celebrate the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, a special medal was created to recognize people who have done amazing things for their communities. Earth Rangers was super excited to be chosen as a community nominating partner—and even more excited to give this special medal to 30 incredible kids!

These awesome young Earth Rangers have done so much to help protect the environment. They’ve shown kindness, determination, and real leadership by taking action to care for our planet—just like His Majesty King Charles has always encouraged.

This medal is more than just a shiny award—it’s a big “thank you” for making the world a better place.

To celebrate, we held a fun virtual animal meet-and-greet and gave a huge round of applause to each of our animal-saving heroes. We’re so proud of everything you’ve done!

Earth Ranger Amelia: Amelia is a dedicated Earth Ranger who is devoted to helping others and spreading awareness about the earth and the creatures on it!

Earth Rangers Kaylee and Olivia: Sisters Kaylee and Olivia have been involved with Earth Rangers for years, participating in the Adoptions program and completing a combined 50+ Missions!

Earth Ranger Meryn: Meryn has been a dedicated Earth Ranger for the last 6 years since she was 5 years and old. She has taken part in many of the missions, and made many eco-friendly accomplishments. She has involved her whole class in litter collection at recesses and challenged friends and family members to ecofriendly challenges

Earth Ranger Sophie: Sophie is an ER Teen, and she loves sharing her interest and appreciation for the natural world through her blog called Nature Wonders, as well as through her teaching environmental awareness games and activities to elementary school  students

Earth Ranger Phelan: Phelan has been an Earth Ranger for 6 years, raising money for adoptions and participating in clean-up activities, garden planting, and just generally enjoying exploring nature!

Earth Ranger Victoria: Victoria became a member in 2024 and has been active ever since! She’s completed Missions, Challenges, Creative Corners, and raised over $700 to protect animals with her fundraising campaign!

Earth Ranger Audrey: Audrey is an ER Teen, advocating for electric school buses and other environmental causes in her community

Earth Ranger Kayla: Anna loves nature and works hard to protect it, completing litter cleanups whenever she can, and she loves doing her part to protect our environment!

Earth Ranger Max: Max has participated in several of Earth Rangers programs, from simple crafts missions to more bigger missions like collecting batteries from neighbors and organizing Earth Rangers birthday parties

Earth Ranger Kristian: Kristian loves completing Challenges and Missions, completing neighbourhood cleanups and fundraising for the swift fox, and always doing what he can around the house to conserve energy

Earth Ranger Wyatt: Wyatt loves the environment and sharing his passion with others. He recently raised money to protect the River otter and has participated in community events that have helped him encourage others to share in the fun!

Earth Ranger Avika: Avika is the President of Ontario Youth Sustainability Solution, engaging youth in environmental advocacy and working in partnership with ER Teens

Earth Ranger Barron: Barron has been a member since the app’s early days, earning over 7,000 points through Missions, Challenges, and Adoptions to become a Level 105 Earth Ranger!

Earth Ranger Kalea: Kalea has been an Earth Ranger for years, active before even the App existed! She’s participated in our old fundraising program, and has completed 20+ Missions and submitted over 100 comments on the blog

Earth Ranger Jocelyn: Josie is an Earth Ranger with a passion for our world and all who live in it. She loves completing Missions!

Earth Ranger Kelvin: Kelvin loves helping the environment through litter cleanups in his neighbourhood and local forest, and is the proud planter of a bee garden that he actively cares for!

Earth Ranger Grace: Grace completed a litter cleanup as part of her fundraising campaign, collecting over $200 in donations for her swift fox campaign

Earth Ranger Avea: Avea loves signing into the add to see if there are any new tasks that she can help with. She motivates her brothers to join her in the various activities and she tells all her friends at school.

Earth Ranger Sunita: Sunita is a member of ER Teens, and is an advocate for the environment with multiple organizations. She even created a video documentary for an ER Teens event to help share her passion!

Earth Ranger Bugg: Bugg has been an Earth Ranger since they were about 6 years old, taking on environmental projects their whole life. Now an ER Teen, Bugg has organized park cleanups and eco-weeks, and is currently planning on planting wildflower seeds throughout their city this year!

Earth Ranger Gordon: Gordon loves animals and their habitats, and held a lemonade stand to help fundraise for swift foxes last summer. He is always learning and encouraging others to do the same, hoping to start an Earth Rangers Club soon so more children can get in on helping him protect animals and their habitats and have fun doing it too!

Earth Ranger Isabella: Isabella has been a member for over 4 years and has participated in several Earth Rangers programs, completing several Missions and Wildlife Adoptions

Earth Ranger Blake: Blake has been an Earth Ranger for over 10 years and is now an active ER Teen who has collected over 3,000 markers for recycling with elementary students – and he even hosts an environmental podcast!

Earth Ranger Eleanor: Eleanor is an environmental advocate in her community, promoting conservation and taking that to the next level by fundraising to protect animals

Earth Ranger Everett: Everett learned about Earth Rangers through the podcast and hasn’t looked back, doing a fundraising campaign for grizzly bears and developing his love for environmental stewardship that he hopes to continue to pursue

Earth Ranger Liz: Liz enjoys completing all of the challenges and learning about how to be a good steward for the environment.  She loves animals and wants to do her part to ensure our planet stays healthy.

Earth Ranger Hayden: Hayden loves being an animal-saving hero!

Earth Rangers Samuel and Sarah: Samuel and sister Sarah worked hard to fundraise for animals and loved completing their campaigns!

Earth Ranger Addison: Addison was one of our first fundraisers, raising over $1,000 in donations for her swift fox campaign!

Earth Ranger Nolan: Nolan has had many lemonade stands to raise money for the polar bears, and is proud of all the work he’s done to protect animals!

Earth Ranger Chase: Chase loves being an Earth Ranger, completing 3 animal adoptions and participating in several Earth Ranger experiences so far!

Congratulations, Earth Rangers – you are truly incredible!

Who’s This Creature Running Around Our School??

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Who left all these balls in the gym? And why does that one look so…strange? What?! It’s moving, and now it’s running around! What is this odd creature? OH, it’s Millie the armadillo! She’s one of the Earth Rangers’ Animal Ambassadors and she’s about to put on a show!

Millie sure is round! What did you think of her story?

Top Ten Birds with Cool Hairstyles

All of these birds could totally win an award for best hair. They’ve primped and preened and are ready to show off their cool hairdos! Which bird hairstyle would you like to have? Share your answer in the comments section below.

1) White-cheeked Turaco

white cheeked turaco- tauraco leucotis

2) White Crested Duck

White duck with a feather in her cap

3) Royal Flycatcher

royal flycatcher male- onychorhynchus coronatus

4) Collard Aracari

Collared Aracari

5) Crowned Crane

crowned crane

6) Emu

Emu Head from Side

7) Eurasian Hoopoe

Common or Eurasian Hoopoe bird picking insect

8) Hoatzin

hoatzin

9) Marabout

Marabout

10) Secretary bird

secretary bird

Super Secret Bonus Word Scramble!

Gasp! What’s this?! You have discovered a super secret bonus word scramble. Can you unscramble the words and figure out the code? HINT! Each of the words can be found somewhere in this blog post. When you’ve got the code, put it in the code vault in the Earth Rangers App to get 10 bonus points!

How Do They Feed 22 Baby Raccoons At The Same Time?!

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22 baby raccoons means 22 baby raccoon mouths to feed! The wildlife rehabilitators at Millstone Wildlife Center didn’t know how they were going to feed all those hungry babies at once! Humans just don’t have enough hands! But these honorary Earth Rangers came up with a genius idea! You won’t believe it until you see it.

Special thanks to our friend Frannie Greenberg, Millstone Wildlife Center in Windham, NH, and all the adorable raccoons.

Millstone Wildlife Center

Millstone Wildlife Center sure is a busy place. Not only do they help rehabilitate injured or orphaned mammals, but they also work hard to teach the public about living peacefully with wildlife. And don’t forget their educational programs for students (of all ages)! Even though Millstone has a TON on their to-do list, everything gets done with the help of their amazing volunteer staff members. When others are there to help, absolutely anything is possible, Earth Rangers. Way to go, Millstone Wildlife Center. Keep up the excellent work!

Visit www.millstonewildlife.com to learn more.

Baby Beaver Loses an Eye But Finds a Home!

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You see that beaver? That’s me, Bo! But I’m not just your average rescue beaver. There’s something special about me: I only have ONE EYE! It’s not always easy to see, but that doesn’t stop me from doing all kinds of beaver things! That’s because honorary Earth Ranger Alexis is here to help!

Special thanks to our friend Alexis Broz (and Bo) from Wild for Life Inc. Rescue and Rehabilitation.

Wild for Life Inc. Rescue and Rehabilitation

Wild for Life Inc. is a special kind of rehabilitation center. It’s not just a place where animals can go to physically get better, but also a place for them to feel safe as they recover and get ready for a return to the wild. Whether it’s an injured bird, a sick squirrel, or a beaver like Bo, the Wild for Life team is ready to come to the rescue of animals in need.

Along with saving animals, Wild for Life Inc. also believes in conservation, education, and helping to preserve ecosystems. Earth Rangers is so proud of the great work they’re doing!

Visit www.wildforlifeinc.org to learn more

Why Is This Turtle’s Shell Stuffed With Mud?!

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Maverick the box turtle showed up at BeWild Reptile rescue with a tiny scratch on his foot, but his rescuers soon discovered he had another problem — a big messy one! His shell was completely stuffed with mud and dirt. How was it all fitting in there? Shouldn’t his shell be filled with, ya’ know, turtle? Earth Ranger Emma is determined to solve the mystery, but just when she thinks she’s cracked the case, something really wild happens!

Special thanks to our friend Nicole D’Avignon (and Maverick) at BeWild Reptile Rescue in Durham, NC.

BeWild Reptile Rescue

Visit www.bewildnc.org to learn more

Why Are They Zapping This Bird With Lasers!? 

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Phoebe the merlin falcon broke her wing and it didn’t heal right. Now it hurts whenever she tries to fly. But don’t worry — some honourary Earth Rangers have a plan to help…LASERS! Pew! Pew! Special thanks to our friends at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary. This story is made by Earth Rangers and for Earth Rangers – people who love animals and want to help them.

Special thanks to Dr. Heather Johnston and our friends at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary in Jupiter, Florida. Busch Wildlife Sanctuary is a nonprofit that runs completely on donations to keep their doors open.

Busch Wildlife Sanctuary

The Busch Wildlife Sanctuary has been saving animals in Florida for decades. Since 1983, the kind folks at the Sanctuary have been taking in injured, orphaned, and sick wildlife…and boy, have they been busy! In an average year, they help thousands of animal patients rest, recover, and, in most cases, return to the wild where they belong.

Along with saving lives, Busch Wildlife Sanctuary prides itself on educating the public about conservation. Guess what? Like Earth Rangers, they have animal ambassadors that help to teach people about protecting and preserving wildlife and nature!

We’d like to say a huge ‘thank you’ for saving animals and the environment, Busch Wildlife Sanctuary!

Visit www.buschwildlife.org to learn more

Baby Seal Loves His Bath Mat And…A GIANT GREEN BRAIN?!

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When heroes and honorary Earth Rangers from Seal Rescue Ireland saved Spruce, the baby seal, they were worried that he’d never grow big enough to go back to the wild. But Spruce was determined! And after months of fish school, heated bath mats, and one… giant green brain…Spruce was finally ready to go home to where he belongs: the wild ocean!

Special thanks to our friends at Seal Rescue Ireland, Wexford, Ireland.

Seal Rescue Ireland

Seal Rescue Ireland is the only seal rescue in the Republic of Ireland, so the work they do is absolutely vital. With the help of over 600 volunteers, they monitor more than 3,100 km of coastline. They’re on the lookout for seals that are sick or injured, as well as pups that have been orphaned.

When volunteers find a seal in need, they take it to the Seal Hospital, where it’s nursed back to health. Some seals need to rest and recover for weeks, sometimes months! But the team is ready for it. They monitor each one until they are ready to be released back into the wild.

Seal Rescue Ireland isn’t just a friend to seals, but to all ocean life. Through education and community outreach, Seal Rescue Ireland encourages people to learn about marine conservation and sustainability. All of that hard work makes them honorary Earth Rangers in our books!

Visit www.sealrescueireland.org to learn more

Who’s This Creature Running Around Our School??

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Who left all these balls in the gym? And why does that one look so…strange? What?! It’s moving, and now it’s running around! What is this odd creature? OH, it’s Millie the armadillo! She’s one of the Earth Rangers’ Animal Ambassadors and she’s about to put on a show!