4M Thought Question: Are Birds Smart? by Michele Tedeschi https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg Hit a TRIPLE with your answer :)! en-us 2017-03-06 20:10:56 UTC 2017-03-10 12:31:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158183831 I think that birds are…smart because there was a worm floating on wateer but the water levle was too low so thry put rocks in to rais the worm and water to reach the worm and eat it.]]> 2017-03-06 21:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158183831 Noelle https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158200816 I consider birds to be intelligant.the article "bird brains?Not These Birds"states"as soon as the worm was within reach, all four birds stopped dropping stones into the container and took the worm."it shows that birds were dropping stones to raise the water level so they could reach the worm.this explains that birds are very smart using materials to get what they want.]]> 2017-03-06 23:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158200816 Derek https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158201095 I think that birds are… smart because they learned that they could fill up a pitcher with little water with stones. The people running this test filled the pitcher up with sawdust. Quickly the rooks realized that they can't make the sawdust rise up.

]]> 2017-03-06 23:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158201095 KEVIN (K-ROD) https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158210889 I think birds are very intelligent because in the text states "The tube contained water and a floating worm. The worm, however, was too far down for the birds to reach. All four birds used the stone-dropping trick spontaneously, without being prompted. In addition, they appeared to estimate how many stones they would need. The birds learned quickly that larger stones worked better to raise the water level. As soon as the worm was within reach, all four birds stopped dropping stones into the container and took the worm." This proves that birds are very intelligent and can figure out very complex puzzles to get what they want.]]> 2017-03-07 00:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158210889 https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158520143         In my opinion, I consider birds to be intelligent.  An example from the text is, "All four birds used the stone dropping trick spontaneously, without being prompted."  This proves that the birds used the materials they had and had a strategy that gor them their treat. Also, They used the stone dropping strategy on their own, without being forced to do it. Another Quote that supports my opinion is, "In addition, they appeared to estimate how many stones they would need." This second quote proves that the birds guessed how many stones they would need just by looking at them. To sum things up, I strongly believe that birds can be intelligent.]]> 2017-03-07 22:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158520143 GABRIELLA https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158520954 I think that birds are very smart.the author says that rooks are very smart by putting stones in the picher to get water and mockingbirds will remember you and attack if you bothered their nest before.the author from 
"brain birds? not these birds" says"the crows drops stones into the picher.this rasies the water level.then the bird can drink the water. "this teaches that the crow is a very smart bird.
 
the author that wrote"dont mess with mocking birds"inclueds that mocking birds are smart by saying"in the study, some mocking birds sounded alarmed and even attack people they saw as enimes."this shows that mocking birds are very alarmed about people.

]]> 2017-03-07 22:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158520954 Tia https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158522443  I think that birds are smart.In the article it explains many facts that are very interesting. I think birds are smart because in one of the articles it says that rooks are the birds that they used because they are in the crow family.In the crow and the pichter the crow puts pebbles into the pichter to get the water and in real life rooks really are smart.]]> 2017-03-07 23:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158522443 Nate https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158526143 I think birds are intelligent. I think they are intelligent because they can do many puzzling and interesting things. Mocking birds remember who you are, even if you wear different clothes. Crows are smart enough to use rocks to raise the water level in a narrow picher so that they can reach their food.  As you can see some birds are very smart.]]> 2017-03-07 23:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158526143 Alexa https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158538094 After reading these articles, I consider birds to be very intelligent. In the articles, two different experiments were performed and the results of these prove that birds are very smart. According to the text, 2 scientists, Bird and Emery, showed four birds a clear plastic tube with water and food at the bottom. The text states "All four birds used the stone-dropping trick spontaneously, without being prompted" to raise the water level in order to reach the food.  This shows that the birds were smart enough to figure out how to use tools to solve a problem.

In the second article, a group a scientists from the University Of Florida performed an experiment with mocking birds. The study took place around the university campus in Gainesville, Florida. They had the same student approach and touch a mockingbird nest several days in a row. "The birds began reacting to the human in advance starting on day three. Some birds fled the nest. Others sounded alarms. Some mockingbirds started dive-bombing the researcher." This proves that the birds were smart enough to recognize the human and prepare to defend its nest. ]]> 2017-03-08 01:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158538094 James P. https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158837403 The article: "Bird Brains? Not These Birds!" and the article: "Don't Mess With Mockingbirds" shows that birds are smart. One quote from the article: "Bird Brains? Not These Birds!" is: " A new study, though, found that at least one of Aesop's fables might really have happened." This shows that these birds arwe pretty smart if this happened in the story already. One quote from the article:  "Don't Mess With Mockingbirds" is: "On day three, the birds began reacting before the student got to the nest. Some birds flew away. Some sounded alarms. Others attacked the student. The birds didn't bother other people. On the fifth day, each mockingbird nest was touched by a different student. This time, the birds didn't react ahead of time." This shows that Mockingbirds can remember the faces of people if they come to them 2 or 3 times. To sum it all up, Birds can be very smart most of the time.


]]> 2017-03-08 23:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158837403 carmine https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158847104 think the birds are intelligent because they figured out how to get the food and how to drink the water using stones and the mockingbirds reconized enemies and even their cars!]]> 2017-03-09 00:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158847104 Ben https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158848046 I think birds are smart because the text "bird brains not these ones"says people put water in a 6inch tube but the crows couldn't reach it so the crows put pebbles in the tube to rise the water level and it worked! This shows birds are smart!]]> 2017-03-09 01:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158848046 Shaili https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158849597  I think birds are very intelligent. In the moral "The Crow and the Pitcher", a thirsty crow comes across a pitcher of water. But the water is too low for the bird to reach. The crow raises the water level by dropping stones into the pitcher. Some scientists wanted to know if crows are really that smart so they did a test to find out. In the experiment the two scientists observed that the rooks learned quickly without a prompt.  The birds succeeded. They took the rocks to rise the water level. This proves that the rooks worker very well with new tools.
 
   I also think that mocking birds are very intelligent birds.  As stated in the article "Don't Mess with Mockingbirds", Scientists also studied Mockingbirds. They found that the mockingbirds remember people who might harm their nests. As you can see,  these two studies prove that the birds such as rooks and mockingbirds are very smart!]]> 2017-03-09 01:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/158849597 Charlene https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/159169817 After reading the article, I DEFINITELY think that birds are smart. An example that shows how birds are smart, in article 1, states " All four birds used the stone-dropping trick spontaneously, without being prompted. In addition, they appeared to estimate how many stones they would need. The birds learned quickly that using larger stones was more effective at raising the water level." This shows that the birds know how to get what they want without being told how. Another example, in article 2, states "....scientists found that mockingbirds are able to learn to recognize people who have previously threatened their nests. The birds are also quick to react to people they don't like." This proves that the mockingbirds have a very good memory to know who previously threatened their nest. In conclusion, birds are very smart.]]> 2017-03-10 02:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/159169817 Kiersten https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/159242825 I think that birds are very smart because rooks know how to drop stones into water to drink it. So the rooks are very smart because they know how to solve complex processes, and that is pretty smart for a bird. Another way birds are smart is that they are able to recognize if people are threatening their nest. This shows that birds are smart because the birds are able to recognize if people are bothering them or their nest so they attack.]]> 2017-03-10 12:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mtedeschi1/61sdfmrfuzqg/wish/159242825