What Do They Do?
This word describes what an animal that sleeps all through the winter does
What is hibernate?
These bushy-tailed rodents are often scurrying out and about in winter, searching for stashed nuts and seeds (and maybe stealing from your bird feeders!)
What are gray squirrels?
Ohio's only true hibernator, the groundhog, makes its den here and stays there all winter long.
What is underground?
White-tail deer primarily eat this woody vegetation in the winter because it is most abundant
What are twigs/branches?
Olaf, the snowman from Frozen, has fun all winter long but constantly dreams of this season
What is summer?
This word describes what an animal who flies south for the winter does
What is migrate?
This bright red songbird is commonly seen at bird feeders throughout winter
What are Cardinals?
Monarch butterflies begin their migration in the fall and some individuals fly all the way from Canada south to this warm country.
What is Mexico?
Aside from seed provided by humans, black-capped chickadees, among other birds, find these as a nutrient-rich food in winter
What are berries?
Mumble, the main character in Happy Feet, realizes he is different from the other penguins because he can't sing, he can only do this
What is dance?
This word describes what animals do that stay put for the winter but change their appearance or behavior
What is adapt?
Around the nature center, we see these mammals swimming under the ice, gathering sticks and bark to take back to their lodge for food and building.
What are beavers?
Screech owls are one of many types of birds of prey that are active all winter long. Screech owls are most frequently seen here, where they will roost during the day and even make nests.
What is in holes in trees?
Honeybees, though non-native, are beneficial to many plants in our area. Through the winter, they survive by eating this, which they have stored in their hive.
What is honey?
In the book series "Little Blue Truck", Little Blue Truck's good friend, named this, does not brumate for winter like his real life relatives would
Who is Toad?
An animal that mostly sleeps through the winter but wakes up occasionally goes through this:
Though their camouflage can make them hard to see, this animal's footprints, shaped like hearts, are the most common animal prints to see in the mud or snow
What is the white-tailed deer?
Many frogs, like our native bullfrog and green frog, overwinter here, burying in the mud
What is at the bottom of ponds?
Beavers leave behind a lot of evidence that they were there, including "chews" on small and large trees. Large trees are typically only missing this, which makes up the beavers diet
What is bark?
Hedwing, from the Harry Potter series, is this type of animal, often seen near Cleveland Hopkins airport in winter
What is a snowy owl?
This is what we call hibernation for ectotherms (cold-blooded animals like turtles and frogs)
What is brumation?
As another common feeder bird, these very small, black, white and red birds are found most often pecking at peanuts or suet in the winter time and trees in the warmer seasons
What are downy woodpeckers?
Many waterfowl migrate in fall, but many overwinter in our area. This location is the best place to see waterfowl nearby
Box turtles, like other reptiles that brumate, do not eat when they wake up throughout winter. However, they do still need to consume this to survive (just like you and I!)
What is water?
Sid, from the movie Ice Age, is this type of prehistoric animal (they really lived here thousands of years ago!)
What is a Ground Sloth (Megalonyx)?