Rio Arriba 4-H Presents: Tell Us About it Tuesdays! Discovering Wildlife in New Mexico This project educates youth on wildlife management including life zones, pollution, predators, game, and hunting. Some of the Project Activities include: • Learning about one of New Mexico’s extinct or near-extinct animals. • Determine the Life Zone you live in, making a list of plants and animals in the zone. • Enroll in a Hunter Safety Education Course offered by NM Game and Fish. • Volunteer to clean a wildlife habitat like a forest, lake, or BLM or • Give a prepared speech or demonstration on big game to your club or school. • Exhibit posters at county, regional or state fairs. Complete the following activities, share your results, and earn points! Watch these videos about Wildlife Opportunities: Wildlife Habitat Education Program National Contest: https://youtu.be/tbf2vGsRkCk Create a Certified Wildlife Habitat: https://youtu.be/udkcn8MhgNM Wildlife Conservation Training: https://youtu.be/1Cj16-6E3xc Test your knowledge with Wildlife Identification and Practicum Skills (Attachment) Take it one Step Further! Receive a New Mexico Hunter Education certification http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/education/hunter-education Make a Backyard Wildlife Journal: https://youtu.be/Go2G4J-F1as
Send a picture of your efforts to: [email protected] or [email protected] Earn points for your participation and receive Pizza Gift cards! Have Questions Contact: 575-588-7423 Marcella, Extension 4-H Agent, at [email protected] Hannah, Extension Program Assistant, at [email protected] 1 2 3
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3 Name: Score: Wildlife Species Identification County: Match Slide Number with Name of Animal Age: Birds (86) American bittern mourning dove coyote American black duck northern bobwhite desert cottontail American kestrel northern flicker eastern cottontail American robin northern goshawk eastern fox squirrel American wigeon northern harrier eastern gray squirrel American woodcock northern pintail elk barred owl Nuttall’s woodpecker fisher black-backed woodpecker ovenbird gray fox black-bellied whistling duck peregrine falcon Indiana bat black-capped chickadee prairie falcon mink black-throated sparrow prothonotary warbler moose blue-winged teal pyrrhuloxia mountain cottontail Brewer’s sparrow red-cockaded woodpecker mountain lion broad-winged hawk red-eyed vireo New England cottontail brown thrasher red-tailed hawk pronghorn California quail redhead raccoon California thrasher ring-necked pheasant red fox Canada goose rock pigeon red squirrel common nighthawk ruby-throated hummingbird river otter crested caracara ruffed grouse Rocky Mountain mule deer crissal thrasher sage thrasher snowshoe hare dickcissel scaled quail white-tailed deer dusky grouse sharp-tailed grouse wild pig eastern bluebird song sparrow Reptiles (9) eastern meadowlark sooty grouse eastern box turtle European starling southwest willow flycatcher eastern indigo snake ferruginous hawk spotted sandpiper eastern snapping turtle Gambel’s quail spotted towhee Gila monster golden eagle Virginia rail gopher tortoise golden-cheeked warbler western bluebird plains hog-nosed snake golden-fronted woodpecker western kingbird Texas horned lizard golden-winged warbler white-tailed ptarmigan timber rattlesnake grasshopper sparrow white-winged dove western diamond-backed great horned owl wild turkey rattlesnake greater prairie-chicken Wilson’s snipe Amphibians (7) greater roadrunner wood duck American bullfrog greater sage-grouse yellow-rumped warbler crawfish frog hairy woodpecker Mammals (34) Monterey salamander house finch American beaver northern red-legged frog house sparrow American marten rough-skinned newt house wren big brown bat tiger salamander ladder-backed woodpecker black bear wood frog lark bunting black-tailed jackrabbit Fish (6) Lawrence’s goldfinch black-tailed prairie dog bluegill loggerhead shrike bobcat channel catfish long-billed thrasher Brazilian free-tailed bat Coho salmon mallard collared peccary cutthroat trout marbled murrelet Columbian black-tailed deer largemouth bass mountain bluebird common muskrat General Knowledge (Practicum) Answer questions based on items identified with matching number.
26 Slide 8 - What is this animal? ______27 Is this animal an herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore? ______
28 Slide 11 - Does this animal have horns or antlers? ______29 True or False – This animal has a four-chambered stomach. ______
30 Slide 13 - What is this animal? ______31 Is this animal an herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore? ______
32 Slide 18 - When is this animal most active? Day, Night, Both______33 What is this animal? ______
34 Slide 21 - True or False – This animal hibernates? ______35 What is this animal? ______
36 Slide 24 - Does this animal have hooves or paws? ______37 Does this animal live in a hot or cold climate? ______38 What is this animal? ______
39 Slide 19 - True or False – this animal migrates? ______40 Is this animal a mammal, bird, or reptile? ______
41 Slide 1 - What is this animal? ______42 True or False: This animal likes water temperature above 70 degrees F ______
43 Slide 9 - Is this animal an herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore? ______44 What is this animal? ______
45 Slide 16 - True or False: This animal lives in burrows? ______
46 Slide 14 - Is this animal a mammal, reptile, or bird? ______47 Does this animal have hooves or paws? ______48 When is this animal most active? Night, Day, Both ______
49 Slide 15 - Is this animal a mammal, reptile, or bird? ______50 Does this animal have hooves or paws? ______