The Painted Bunting is a brightly colored bird that would look more at home in the tropics. The bright blue head, red chest, and green feathers are difficult to miss for any bird-watcher. Painted Buntings are migratory songbirds. Found in two distinct regions of the United States
during the spring and summer, they typically migrate to the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America for the winter. A few birds remain in
Florida year-round. Scientists have observed a significant decrease in Painted Buntings and attribute the decline primarily to habitat loss,
parasitism, and trapping. The songbirds usually breed and nest in areas with "shrub-scrub" habitat, low-lying vegetation found in coastal regions
and forests. In 1966, volunteer citizens began working with scientists to observe and count breeding birds in a wide-scale effort known as the NC
American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS). This research has enabled wildlife biologists to determine long-term population trends. Scientists have als
used the data to develop new management strategies for helping the Painted Bunting recover in areas with the sharpest decline. From 1966 to
1995, the survey documented a 3.2 percent annual decline in Painted Buntings. This means that there has been a population decline of
approximately 60 percent. Current conservation priorities include stabilizing Painted Bunting communities on the coastal islands of Georgia anc
South Carolina as well as preserving critical habitat in Arizona and northwestern Mexico.
How does the author show that the declining population of Painted Buntings is linked to habitat loss?
O 1. bý stating that "preserving critical habitat" is a conservation priority
02. by indicating that the population has decreased by "approximately 60 percent"
03. by identifying specific habitats in different parts of the world to which the birds migrate
4. by explaining that the birds usually breed and nest in a habitat with low-lying vegetation

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Adapt the speech you delivered in lesson 2 to an audience of professionals, teachers, and parents. the audience expects a more formal delivery. your listeners also expect you to use media such as images and audio to make your speech more convincing and easier to understand. your assignment should include the following elements: -at least four sources to back up your ideas -media elements to illustrate your ideas -changes to both the style and content of the speech to make it more appropriate to the audience -citations that follow mla guidelines as you revise your presentation, research and cite at least four sources. at least two of these sources must provide supporting evidence, such as charts and graphs or quotes from newspapers or other credible sources. the other two sources can provide material to grab the audience's attention — for example, photos that your audience visualize what you're talking about or music that sets the mood. you can also create original images, but these will not count as sources. here are some types of media that you may use to either show evidence or move the audience: quotes tables, charts, and graphs images video audio (including music) mix up the types of media you use so that no medium is used more than twice. take care that all your sources contribute to your speech in an obvious way. they should either back up what you're saying or make your ideas easier for your audience to understand logically or emotionally. avoid visual aids that are off topic or confusing. ask yourself these questions as you revise: am i still fulfilling the requirements of the speech i gave in lesson 2? is my speech still about a theme in franklin roosevelt's four freedoms speech? do i connect that theme to my own life and to a current issue? are my sources credible and relevant? will they convince an audience of parents, teachers, and professionals? do my media elements enhance my speech? do they set the mood, explain something difficult, or offer convincing proof? do i avoid media elements that are more distracting than ? did i cite my sources according to mla guidelines? did i check my works-cited page against sample works-cited pages to make sure it's correct?