Wetlands
Forests
Farms
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MHY Wildlife
100
The home of a beaver that is made up of trees it has cut down.
What is a lodge?
100
This little bird has a strong beak that it uses to peck at trees to look for insects.
The Pileated Woodpecker.
100
Where do Cottontail Rabbit live?
The Cottontail Rabbit live in brushy places or in woodchuck holes.
100
This neighborhood bird has blue eggs.
The Robin
100
These little animals lives in holes they dig and are seen all over campus
The Woodchuck or Groundhog.
200
The color of the Mallard Duck is similar to dried grass making it hard to see while sitting on her eggs, this is called?
Camouflage
200
This is a large mammal that hibernates in a den in the winter and are the only one of its kind that lives in Pennsylvania.
The Black Bear.
200
This animal hunts fields for mice, birds, and other small animals, but it will also eat insects, berries, and some fruit.
The Red Fox
200
The only mammal that can fly.
The Little Brown Bat
200
The tallest bird in Pennsylvania that wades in shallow water. Seen near the pond.
The Great Blue Heron
300
This large bird lives in huge nests near water and is the symbol of America.
The Bald Eagle
300
The White-Tailed Deer is Pennsylvania's state mammal how do you tell the difference between Females from Male bucks?
Males or Bucks have antlers
300
These birds help farmers by eating harmful insects.
The Bluebird.
300
This little animal finds food in streams and sometimes a garbage can. They look like they have a black mask on.
The Raccoon
300
The Chipmunk collects acorns and seeds for food. How do they carry them back to their burrows?
They have pouches in their cheeks.
400
This long legged bird stands very still waiting for fish or frogs to catch.
The Great Blue Heron
400
What gives the Great Horned Owl an advantage while hunting at night?
They have large eyes to see in the dark and great hearing.
400
The Barn Owl does not hoot like other owls. What is the noise it makes?
Barn Owls hiss and whistle.
400
These black birds were not originally from America.
The Starling was brought from England.
400
The Gray Squirrel is a common sight in trees and on the ground. What do they eat?
The Gray Squirrel eats acorns.
500
The Mink is a member of what family?
The Mink is part of the Weasel family.
500
This Thanksgiving tradition can run and fly fast even though they are large. What is the Male called?
The male turkey is called a Gobbler
500
The Ring-necked Pheasant live in fields but were not always in Pennsylvania. Where did they originate from?
They were brought here from China.
500
How fast can the Peregrine Falcon fly while swooping down for prey?
The Peregrine Falcon can reach up to 200 miles per hour!
500
Probably the most common animal on campus are the White-Tailed Deer. What do the young deer look like and called?
The young deer are called Fawns and are covered in white spots.
