List context clues to help determine the meaning of discarded from the text.

Answer the question in complete sentences.

Use the RACES method.

Use the RACES method.

RACES method.

The hurricanes affected the Puerto Rican parrots by knocking down some of their nesting places, and injuring, or possibly killing the parrots.

In the text, "Iguaca! Iguaca! the parrots called as the winds blew down many of their tall trees." This shows that the hurricanes took the places where they nested, and as a result, there were less places for the parrots to live.

According to the author, "Iguaca! Iguaca! the parrots called when hurricane winds blew down the old trees where they had their nests." This also shows that the hurricanes knocked down the nests.

In the passage, "After the hurricanes passed, the parrots flew through the treetops to find new nesting holes." This shows that it did knock down some of their nests, and they had to start over their lifecycle.

Overall, this shows that the hurricanes knocked down trees, and took away some of the nests that they had.

The main purpose of the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program is to project the parrots, and save them so they don't go extinct.

In the text, "Its goal was to save and protect the parrots." This shows that they wanted the parrots to keep living, and for them to have a big larger future. They wanted more people to see their beauty.

According to the author, "The first part of the plan was to create an aviary, a safe place for parrots to live and raise chicks." This shows that they wanted the parrots to produce more, and they wanted them to have a bigger population. They wanted them to live longer.

In the passage, "The scientists worked hard to keep the parrots healthy-both the captive and the wild birds." This shows that they put in all of their effort to try to guarantee that the parrots would have a future in the world.

Overall, this shows that the scientists worked hard to keep the parrots alive, and healthy.

The word discarded means that they are not in use anymore, like extras that they would only use if they had too. It is like an alternative, or a second choice.

In the text, "The scientists rebuilt the baby parrot's wings using old, discarded parrot feathers, pins, and glue." The word that helped me the most was 'old.' This showed that they weren't using them, like I said before. But, this also shows that when they needed them, they would use them.

The problem that the scientists have at the Rio Abajo Aviary is that the parrots that they trained to stay away from eagles were caught by them. They solved this problem by giving the next set of birds that was going to leave more, efficient, better training.

In the text, "The captive-bred parrots had been trained to find food and avoid hawks, but many were caught by hawks anyway." This shows that even though they had been trained, they still didn't avoid the hawks. The scientists wanted to fix this, so they put in more effort than they had before.

According to the author, "In time, the parrots learned to stay still or hide if a hawk was nearby. When these parrots were released, more of them survived." This shows that they solved the problem by giving them extra training, to give them a better shot at surviving.

Another problem that the scientists have at Rio Abajo Aviary is that sometimes there were thunderstorms, and those caused the Aviary to lose power often. They solved this by finding generators that kept the power flowing, no matter what.

In the text, "Thunderstorms sometimes caused the incubators to lose power." This shows that thunderstorms were a huge problem. The scientists needed power to keep the parrot eggs warm. If the parrots eggs weren't warm, the chick inside of the egg wouldn't make it.

According to the passage, "The scientists found generators that kept the power flowing to the incubators." This shows that they searched far, and wide, and they found generators that wouldn't let them down.

3. Overall, the Aviary had some problems, but they found an efficient way to fix them each time. They always knew what to do, and they wanted the best for the parrots. They wanted them to live a good, and long life.

People cutting down the forest where the parrots made their nest caused the Puerto Rican parrots to become endangered.

In the text, "Iguaca! Iguaca! the parrots called as the forests where they made their nests were cut down." This shows that the forest was being cut down, so, as a result, the parrots had nowhere to live, and to raise their chicks. If they couldn't reproduce, or live anywhere, they would go extinct, and be forgotten forever.

It was important for the scientists to save them because the parrots were a part of their culture, and people had almost made them go extinct. So, they wanted to save their culture, and all the Puerto Rican people owed the parrots. They had almost destroyed their population, now, it was time to pay them back.