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The term for non-native species that cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health
What are invasive species?
These are regurgitated by raptors and contain all the fur and bones that can't be digested by the bird
What are pellets?
A type of turtle that requires extra safety precautions when rescuing/handling
What is a common snapping turtle?
The only mammal capable of powered flight
What are bats?
The 3 most common categories of birds in Wisconsin
What are songbirds, raptors, and waterfowl?
3 types of deciduous trees
What are oak, maple, mulberry, gingko, walnut...
In Wisconsin, an animal track that shows opposable thumbs on the hind feet belongs to this animal
What is a Virginia Opossum?
This term describes a parasite that lives inside the host's body
What is an endoparasite?
PPE is an acronym for this
What is personal protective equipment?
Feathers are made out of this naturally occurring protein
What is human interaction?
The name for a dead tree in which cavity nesters often make their nests
What is a snag?
A fully feathered baby bird that has recently left the nest and may be unable to fly
What is a fledgling?
A fungal disease that affects bats and has caused their populations to decline
What is White-Nose Syndrome?
A rehabilitation technique that uses a donor feather to fix a broken feather, often on raptors
What is imping?
What is the pattern of branching where branches are arranged singly at intervals along the main branch
What is alternate branching?
When a bird lays its eggs in another bird's nest to be raised by those parents
What is brood parasitism?
This household item is used in rehab to label animals in a group that are too young to wear colored bands or other identifiers
What is nail polish?
These features were lost from dinosaurs as modern birds evolved
What are teeth and tails?
The name for pigments that give feathers red, orange, and yellow hues
What are carotenoids?
The 3 non-native birds introduced to North America by a Shakespeare enthusiast
What are European Starlings, House Sparrows, and Rock Pigeons?
Hawks have less bones in their pellets compared to owls because of this trait
What is higher stomach acidity?
In rehab settings, raptors are prone to developing this injury if they are not given a variety of textured perches
What are pressure sores?
The two main structures that aquatic microorganisms use to move through water
What are flagella and cilia?
Often used routes of bird migration chosen due to regions of food availability and lack of natural barriers
What are flyways?