Striped Bass
American Crow
Red-Tailed Hawk
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Cottontail Rabbit
100
What is another name for the Striped Bass?
Rockfish
100
True or False? Both American Crow parents share in incubation and care for the young.
True
100
True or False? Like Most birds the Red-Tailed Hawk does not adapt to habitat fragmentation.
False. Most birds do not adapt to habitat fragmentation, but the Red-Tailed Hawks do.
100
Nuts produced by a tree species and used by wildlife for food are called _________.
Mast
100
True or False? Male, female, and young Cottontail Rabbits all exhibit similar coloration?
True
200
Name one reason why the Striped Bass population is declining
overfishing, changes in water flow from dams, construction in nursery areas, pollution
200
During what season do American Crow populations rise in the Carolinas?
Winter
200
During what season does courting begin?
Spring
200
What 3 things are the bulk of a Gray Squirrel's diet?
Fruit, mast, and seeds
200
Name North Caronlina's 3 species of rabbits.
Cottontail Rabbit, Marsh Rabbit, Appalachian Cottontail Rabbit
300
What dam was constructed on the Roanoke River keeping Striped Bass from their historical spawning grounds?
Kerr Reservoir Dam
300
Why do people no longer keep American Crows to train them as pets?
It is illegal in NC to take wild birds home
300
What is the Red-Tailed Hawk's life expectancy?
10 years
300
What is a Gray Squirrel's most important food?
Acorns
300
How soon after giving birth are the female Cottontail Rabbits receptive to breeding again?
Immediately
400
What % of a female Striped Bass's eggs survive to become adults?
1%
400
Name the two bird's nests that the American Crow sometimes raids
Great Horned Owl, Red-Tailed Hawk
400
To feed, Red-Tailed Hawks primarily soar up to _____ to ______ feet above open areas, scanning for food.
200 to 300 feet
400
What is the average number of young produced in an Eastern Gray Squirrel's litter?
2.5
400
What is the only way to distinguish the Cottontail Rabbit from the Appalachian Cottontail Rabbit?
Thorough examination of the skulls
500
Between _____ and _______ degrees Fahrenheit do Striped Bass spawn in the spring?
62 and 67
500
Describe the American Crow's body, wings, legs, and tail using the adjectives from the Wildlife Profile.
stout body, sturdy legs, powerful wings, fan-shaped tail
500
During which month can the male and female Red-Tailed Hawk be seen flying together?
March
500
Name the 4 tree squirrel species of North Carolina?
Eastern Gray Squirrel, Small Flying Squirrel, Fox Squirrel, and Red Squirrel
500
What specific types of foods must be available for the Cottontail Rabbit to reproduce?
High-protein foods
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