The Fish Hawk's Toolkit: teacher key

Ospreys, grade 7 edition, written for 7th grade. Ospreys eat almost nothing but fish. They live near water, their numbers fell with DDT and largely rebounded in North America, and most fly south for the winter.

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Questions and answers

1. About how often does a dive end with a fish caught?
   • On a quarter or more of dives (answer)
   • On almost no dives
   • On every single dive
2. What does an osprey watch for just beneath the surface?
   • Fish bones
   • Other birds
   • Movement (answer)
3. Why do ospreys not generally need to drink?
   • They drink rain from their nests
   • Fish flesh supplies enough water (answer)
   • They live far from water
4. What happened to osprey numbers after DDT was banned?
   • They largely rebounded in North America (answer)
   • They fell for good
   • They stayed the same everywhere
5. Which ospreys mostly stay in one place all year?
   • Those that live in the Caribbean (answer)
   • Those that nest in the UK
   • Those that breed in the north
6. What does the word incubate mean?
   • Travel far
   • Keep eggs warm (answer)
   • Stay in air

Words

• incubate: keep eggs warm
• migrate: travel far