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4-H-993-W, Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Food Flash Cards Purdue extension 4-H-993-W Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Food Flash Cards Authors: Natalie Carroll, Professor, Youth Development right, it goes in the “fast” pile. If it takes a little and Agricultural Education longer, put the card in the “medium” pile. And if Brian Miller, Director, Illinois–Indiana Sea Grant College the learner does not know, put the card in the “no” Program Photos by the authors, unless otherwise noted. pile. Concentrate follow-up study efforts on the “medium” and “no” piles. These flash cards can help youth learn about the foods that wildlife eat. This will help them assign THE CONTEST individual food items to the appropriate food When youth attend the WHEP Career Development categories and identify which wildlife species Event (CDE), actual food specimens—not eat those foods during the Foods Activity of the pictures—will be displayed on a table (see Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program (WHEP) Figure 1). Participants need to identify which contest. While there may be some disagreement food category is represented by the specimen. about which wildlife eat foods from the category Participants will write this food category on the top represented by the picture, the authors feel that the of the score sheet (Scantron sheet, see Figure 2) and species listed give a good representation. then mark the appropriate boxes that represent the wildlife species which eat this category of food. The Use the following pages to make flash cards by same species are listed on the flash cards, making it cutting along the dotted lines, then fold the papers much easier for the students to learn this material. where indicated. Preprinted flash card sets are For more information, visit: available for purchase at: Purdue Extension–The www.four-h.purdue.edu/whep Education Store, www.the-education-store.com. It can be especially effective to have a peer educator (youth showing the cards who can see the answers) count to five for each card.If the learner gets it Figure 1 - Foods activity Figure 2 - Scantron sheet Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Food Flash cards 2 Cut Cut Cut Cut Fold Aquatic Plants Aquatic Plants Aquatic Plants Eaten by: Eaten by: Eaten by: Beaver, Bluegill, Beaver, Bluegill, Beaver, Bluegill, Blue-winged Teal, Blue-winged Teal, Blue-winged Teal, Canada Goose, Mallard, Canada Goose, Mallard, Canada Goose, Mallard, Muskrat, White-tailed Deer, Muskrat, White-tailed Deer, Muskrat, White-tailed Deer, Wood Duck Wood Duck Wood Duck Cut Cut Cut Cut Fold Bark Bark Bark Eaten by: Eaten by: Eaten by: Beaver, Eastern Cottontail, Beaver, Eastern Cottontail, Beaver, Eastern Cottontail, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, White-tailed Deer White-tailed Deer White-tailed Deer Cut Cut Cut Cut Fold Birds Birds Birds Eaten by: Eaten by: Eaten by: American Kestrel, Bobcat, American Kestrel, Bobcat, American Kestrel, Bobcat, Bullfrog, Coyote, Bullfrog, Coyote, Bullfrog, Coyote, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl, Largemouth Bass, Mink, Largemouth Bass, Mink, Largemouth Bass, Mink, Raccoon, Red-tailed Hawk Raccoon, Red-tailed Hawk Raccoon, Red-tailed Hawk Cut Cut Cut Cut Fold Buds Buds Buds (Flower and Leaf) (Flower and Leaf) (Flower and Leaf) Eaten by: Eaten by: Eaten by: Beaver, Box Turtle, Beaver, Box Turtle, Beaver, Box Turtle, Eastern Cottontail, Eastern Cottontail, Eastern Cottontail, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Northern Bobwhite, Northern Bobwhite, Northern Bobwhite, Ruffed Grouse, Ruffed Grouse, Ruffed Grouse, White-tailed Deer, White-tailed Deer, White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey Wild Turkey Wild Turkey Cut Cut Cut Cut Fold Carrion Carrion Carrion Eaten by: Eaten by: Eaten by: Bobcat, Box Turtle, Bobcat, Box Turtle, Bobcat, Box Turtle, Coyote, Mink, Raccoon, Coyote, Mink, Raccoon, Coyote, Mink, Raccoon, Red-tailed Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Cut Cut Cut Cut Fold Centipedes Centipedes Centipedes and Millipedes and Millipedes and Millipedes Eaten by: Eaten by: Eaten by: American Robin, Box Turtle, American Robin, Box Turtle, American Robin, Box Turtle, Brown Thrasher, Brown Thrasher, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Bluebird, House Sparrow, House Wren, House Sparrow, House Wren, House Sparrow, House Wren, Northern Bobwhite, Northern Bobwhite, Northern Bobwhite, Northern Flicker, Ovenbird, Northern Flicker, Ovenbird, Northern Flicker, Ovenbird, Raccoon, Raccoon, Raccoon, Rufous-sided Towhee, Rufous-sided Towhee, Rufous-sided Towhee, Song Sparrow,Wild Turkey Song Sparrow,Wild Turkey Song Sparrow,Wild Turkey Cut Cut Cut Cut Fold Crayfish Crayfish Crayfish Eaten by: Eaten by: Eaten by: Bluegill, Bullfrog, Coyote, Bluegill, Bullfrog, Coyote, Bluegill, Bullfrog, Coyote, Largemouth Bass, Mink, Largemouth Bass, Mink, Largemouth Bass, Mink, Muskrat, Raccoon Muskrat, Raccoon Muskrat, Raccoon Cut Cut Cut Cut Fold Earthworms Earthworms Earthworms Eaten by: Eaten by: Eaten by: American Robin, Bluegill, American Robin, Bluegill, American Robin, Bluegill, Blue-winged Teal, Box Turtle, Blue-winged Teal, Box Turtle, Blue-winged Teal, Box Turtle, Brown Thrasher, Bullfrog, Brown Thrasher, Bullfrog, Brown Thrasher, Bullfrog, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Bluebird, European Starling, House Wren, European Starling, House Wren, European Starling, House Wren, Largemouth Bass, Mallard, Largemouth Bass, Mallard, Largemouth Bass, Mallard, Mink, Northern Bobwhite, Mink, Northern Bobwhite, Mink, Northern Bobwhite, Ovenbird, Raccoon, Ovenbird, Raccoon, Ovenbird, Raccoon, Ruffed Grouse, Ruffed Grouse, Ruffed Grouse, Rufous-sided Towhee, Rufous-sided Towhee, Rufous-sided Towhee, Song Sparrow, Wild Turkey, Song Sparrow, Wild Turkey, Song Sparrow, Wild Turkey, Wood Duck Wood Duck Wood Duck Cut Cut Cut Cut Fold Eggs Eggs Eggs Eaten by: Eaten by: Eaten by: Bluegill, Coyote, Bluegill, Coyote, Bluegill, Coyote, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, House Sparrow, House Sparrow, House Sparrow, Largemouth Bass, Mink, Largemouth Bass, Mink, Largemouth Bass, Mink, Raccoon Raccoon Raccoon Cut Cut Cut Cut Fold Ferns Ferns Ferns Eaten by: Eaten by: Eaten by: Box Turtle, Box Turtle, Box Turtle, Eastern Cottontail, Eastern Cottontail, Eastern Cottontail, White-tailed Deer White-tailed Deer White-tailed Deer Cut Cut Cut Cut Fold Fish Fish Fish Eaten by: Eaten by: Eaten by: Bluegill, Bullfrog, Bluegill, Bullfrog, Bluegill, Bullfrog, Largemouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Mink, Raccoon Mink, Raccoon Mink, Raccoon Cut Cut Cut Cut Fold Forbs Forbs Forbs Eaten by: Eaten by: Eaten by: Beaver, Box Turtle, Beaver, Box Turtle, Beaver, Box Turtle, Canada Goose, Canada Goose, Canada Goose, Eastern Cottontail, Eastern Cottontail, Eastern Cottontail, Northern Bobwhite, Northern Bobwhite, Northern Bobwhite, Ruffed Grouse, Ruffed Grouse, Ruffed Grouse, White-tailed Deer, White-tailed Deer, White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey Wild Turkey Wild Turkey Cut Cut Cut Cut Fold Frogs and Frogs and Frogs and Salamanders Salamanders Salamanders Eaten by: Eaten by: Eaten by: American Kestrel, Bluegill, American Kestrel, Bluegill, American Kestrel, Bluegill, Box Turtle, Brown Thrasher, Box Turtle, Brown Thrasher, Box Turtle, Brown Thrasher, Bullfrog, Coyote, Bullfrog, Coyote, Bullfrog, Coyote, Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl, Largemouth Bass, Mink, Largemouth Bass, Mink, Largemouth Bass, Mink, Muskrat, Raccoon, Muskrat, Raccoon, Muskrat, Raccoon, Wild Turkey Wild Turkey Wild Turkey Cut Cut Cut Cut Fold Fleshy Fruits Fleshy Fruits Fleshy Fruits and Berries and Berries and Berries Eaten by: Eaten by: Eaten by: American Robin, Box Turtle, American Robin, Box Turtle, American Robin, Box Turtle, Brown Thrasher, Coyote, Brown Thrasher, Coyote, Brown Thrasher, Coyote, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Cottontail, Eastern Cottontail, Eastern Cottontail, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, European Starling, European Starling, European Starling, Northern Bobwhite, Raccoon, Northern Bobwhite, Raccoon, Northern Bobwhite, Raccoon, Ruffed Grouse, Ruffed Grouse, Ruffed Grouse, Rufous-sided Towhee, Rufous-sided Towhee, Rufous-sided Towhee, Song Sparrow, White-tailed Deer, Song Sparrow, White-tailed Deer, Song Sparrow, White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Wood Duck Wild Turkey, Wood Duck Wild Turkey, Wood Duck Cut Cut Cut Cut Fold Fungi Fungi Fungi Eaten by: Eaten by: Eaten by: Box Turtle, Box Turtle, Box Turtle, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, White-tailed Deer, White-tailed Deer, White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey Wild Turkey Wild Turkey Cut Cut Cut Cut Fold Grain Grain Grain Eaten by: Eaten by: Eaten by: Brown Thrasher, Canada Goose, Brown Thrasher, Canada Goose, Brown Thrasher, Canada Goose, Coyote, Eastern Cottontail, Coyote, Eastern Cottontail, Coyote, Eastern Cottontail, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, European Starling, House Finch, European Starling, House Finch, European Starling, House Finch, House Sparrow, Mallard, House Sparrow, Mallard, House Sparrow, Mallard, Mourning Dove, Mourning Dove, Mourning Dove, Northern Bobwhite, Raccoon, Northern Bobwhite, Raccoon, Northern Bobwhite, Raccoon, Red-winged Blackbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Rock Dove, Ruffed Grouse, Rock Dove, Ruffed Grouse, Rock Dove, Ruffed Grouse, White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey,
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