Raymon, Sonali, Chris, and Morgan
Our Cuckoo clock uses a drawbridge style door made from foam-board, paper, and wood. The movement of the bird is controlled by a linkage similar to example 1 in the assignment description. This linkage mechanism has an adjoining stick that extends the movement from the top of the linkage mechanism to the drawbridge door, which:
opens the door at the same rate as the bird's movement, and
opens the door before the bird comes out.