Sesame Street Explores National Parks!
♪ We are Park Rangers. We take care of the Park ♪
♪ We look at rocks and animals ♪
♪ investigate tree bark ♪
♪ Observe butterflies... and look for fireflies at... ♪
♪ We are Park Rangers and we explore the Park ♪
Yeah!
You want to play Park Ranger with Elmo and Murray?
Great! Come on!
Come on!
Say hello to Ranger Shalini
from the Gateway National Recreation Area.
Hello Ranger Shalini!
-Hi! -Hi guys!
Ooh! What rangery stuff are we learning about today,
Ranger Shalini?
Today we are going to learn out about nests.
Ooh! I know all about nests.
Go ahead, ask me anything about nests.
Ask me, ask me!
Okay, Ranger Murray,
why do birds build nest?
Oh, good question!
Birds build nest because
well, birds build nest because they
a little help, Ranger Shalini?
Birds build nest to keep their babies safe.
What she said!
Anymore next questions,
or as I like to call them, nestions?
Elmo has another question.
Go ahead.
Well, what do birds build their nest out of?
Another good question!
Well, what's the answer, Ranger Murray?
I believe most birds buy prefabricated nests
from their local nest emporium.
Isn't that correct, Ranger Shalini?
Not at all.
Birds build nest with different items
they find in their environment, like sticks.
Maybe I don't know so much about nests after all.
Want to know more?
-Yeah! -Yeah!
Well, let's use our binoculars at Gateway
to see more birds.
Oh, good idea!
Families of herring gulls build nests
close to each other on the ground.
Each family takes care of their own nests,
but stay in a big group.
Piping plovers don't build nests,
they lay their eggs right on the sand,
and the parents take turn sitting on the egg
until it hatches.
Canada geese build their nest on the ground
just like herring gulls.
Baby geese are called goslings.
Goslings can leave the nests a day after hatching
while their parents stay close by.
Ospreys build their nests off the ground
using items they find in the salt marsh, like sticks.
Ospreys have to make a large nest
because their baby chicks grow big
before they're able to fly.
Those families were so caring.
And Ranger Elmo really likes those nests.
Me too!
They look so cuddly and cozy.
Absolutely!
Boy! Ranger Elmo wishes he could explore some more nests.
Well, let's do it.
You mean right here, right now, in our own Park?
Of course!
What are we waiting for Rangers?
Let's use our binoculars and observe some nests.
Come on!
Birds aren't the only animals that build nests.
This is an eastern tent caterpillar nest.
Eastern tent caterpillars build their nests out of silk.
And over there is a squirrel's nest
and they build their nests out of sticks and leaves.
Those nests are the best.
Want to be like a Park Ranger?
Then go outside and explore all the nests.
But remember, nests are homes,
so don't get too close.
-Yeah! -Yeah!
See you outside on Sesame Street.
And at the Park.
Peace!
-Bye, bye! -Bye!
Sesame Street Explores National Parks
is produced in partnership with the National Park Service
and the National Park Foundation.
We'd like to remind you
that National Parks belong to everyone.
So be like a Park Ranger and help keep our Parks clean,
safe, and healthy.
Special thanks to Grand Canyon National Park
and Gateway National Recreation Area.