Mammals
Name an animal that continues to remain active under the snow throughout winter.
What is Mice, shrews, voles or moles?
This bird of prey has a brown body and a white head.
What is a Bald Eage?
Monarch butterflies over-winter on these mountaintops west of Mexico City.
What are Sierra Madres?
This fish spends the winter mostly covered in mud.
What is Carp?
The thick needles bunches of this tree result in less snow on the ground beneath it.
What is a Conifer Tree?
A disease is known to affect bats throughout the winter, affecting their sleeping habits.
What is white-nose syndrome?
This birder’s technique is used to attract birds, especially chickadees.
What is Pishing?
Ball-like growths on the stems of goldenrod belong to this insect.
What is the goldenrod gall fly?
These fish feed heavily during dusk, night, and dawn.
What is Pike and Walleye?
The bronze-green colour seen in winter is a sign of this plant.
What is a White Cedar Tree?
Field evidence such as scat, tracks, and carcasses suggest that these animals have returned to Ontario.
What are cougars?
The Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, and Northern Cardinal belong to this category of Ontario birds.
This insect spins a dense brown cocoon to protect itself during the pupal stage.
What is the Cecropia Moth?
This fish remains mostly inactive, starving itself over the winter.
What is Smallmouth Bass?
he growth known as black-knot can be used to identify this plant.
What is a Cherry Tree?