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Decorah Envirothon - Wildlife ID
- 2. Autumn browns bring hunting seasons to Iowa.
- 3. Grassy fields can be good places to hunt.
- 5. Ring-necked pheasant rooster is fair game.
- 6. Ring-necked pheasant hens are protected.
- 9. Bobwhite quail - male
- 10. Bobwhite quail hen has a brown chin but is still legal
- 11. Sparse shelter looks good to one Iowa gamebird
- 12. Gray (Hungarian) partridgeGray (Hungarian) partridge
- 13. Gray (Hungarian) partridge look like dirt clods.
- 15. Ruffed grouse
- 16. Ruffed grouse gravitate to thick cover and make real tough targets to even see, say nothing of shoot
- 17. The ruffed grouse is truly rated as a trophy gamebird
- 18. Ruffed grouse put on a dramatic display in the spring
- 21. Sora rail
- 22. Sora rails run through the reeds rather than fly.
- 23. Virginia rail
- 24. Virginia rail – “skinny as a rail”
- 26. Common snipe
- 27. Common snipe simply hunker down to hide.
- 28. Common snipe are the trickiest targets.
- 30. The woodcock is a cryptically-colored forest bird.
- 32. Woodcock probe for worms on the forest floor.
- 33. Brushy lane – late in the afternoon early in September
- 34. Cottontail
- 35. Cottontails have a cotton-ball tail and short ears.
- 36. Flat grassy ground could be home to another rabbit
- 37. White-tailed jackrabbit. Note the long ears and legs.
- 38. Jackrabbit in winter pelageWhite-tailed jackrabbit in winter pelage
- 39. Woodland at dawn Woodland at dawn
- 40. Shagbark hickory and red oak trees
- 41. Find a good hiding spot and sit still
- 42. Fox squirrel
- 43. Fox squirrels like to flatten out when they’re scared
- 44. White oak woods at first light
- 45. Gray squirrel Gray squirrel
- 49. Flying squirrels are a protected species
- 50. A real red squirrel, also safe from shooting
- 51. Old bridge out in the country
- 52. Rock pigeon
- 53. Limestone bluffs are natural pigeon habitat - off limits
- 54. Mourning dove
- 55. Mourning doves have long pointed tails
- 56. Look for mourning doves around farm pond shores
- 57. Sunflower fields are another good spot for mourning dovesSunflower fields are another good spot for mourning doves in the fall.
- 58. Conifer groves concentrate another huntable bird
- 59. American crowAmerican crow – a big black bird
- 60. Common grackle – smaller & iridescent
- 61. Red-winged blackbird – note red badge
- 62. Spring woods at sunrise
- 63. Male wild turkey fans his tail and gobbles to show off
- 64. Wild turkey hen is browner
- 65. Wild turkey hen on nest
- 66. Wild turkey eggs in nest – a real success story in Iowa
- 67. Wild game trail winding through grass
- 68. White-tailed deer doeWhite-tailed deer doe
- 69. White-tailed deer can be a real challenge to hunt
- 70. Deer stand hunting with bow and arrow is popular too
- 73. Set out a few fake decoys
- 74. Pintails dropping into decoys
- 76. Mallard drake
- 77. Mallard hen
- 78. Blue-winged teal hens are basically brown too! Drake blue-winged teal on right is more colorful.
- 79. A Blue-winged teal flock in flight. Besides mallards, the most likely duck to be seen in the area.
- 80. Blue-winged teal and mallards are called dabblers as they only tip up to feed in shallow water. Blue-winged teal and mallards are called dabblers as they only tip up to feed in shallow water.
- 81. Deep open water areas like lakes or the Mississippi River attract many different diving ducks
- 82. Canvasback drake – can fly 70 mph!
- 83. Canvasback drake after diving for food. Our tastiest duck?
- 85. American coot
- 86. American coots have to run to take off the water.
- 87. American coots are called mudhens by hunters.
- 88. Checking out a river resting point
- 89. Canada goose
- 91. Snow goose flock in southwest Iowa
- 93. Swimming snow geeseSnow gooseSnow goose
- 94. Trumpeter swanTrumpeter swanTrumpeter swan - note the long neck and pure white wings.
- 96. Country creeks can concentrate some critters.
- 97. Mink are skinny chocolate-colored furbearers.
- 98. Hollow tree holes in the woods
- 99. Long-tailed weasel – summer coat
- 100. short-tailed weasel – summer coat
- 101. Least weasel – summer coat
- 102. Long-tailed weasel – winter coatLeast weasel – winter coatLeast weasel – winter coat! Trappers call this ermine fur.
- 103. Muskrat marsh
- 104. MuskratMuskrat
- 105. Beaver
- 106. Beavers are busy engineers.
- 108. Beaver dam.
- 110. Abandoned farm buildings have many possible home sites. Abandoned farm buildings have many possible home sites.
- 112. Woodchuck (groundhog) is the “whistle-pig”
- 113. Tracks found in the mud during daylight.
- 114. Full moonFull moon in farm country
- 115. Raccoon
- 116. OpossumOpossum
- 117. Striped skunk
- 118. Badger
- 119. Badgers are truly ferocious.
- 120. Forest and field edge Forest and field edge
- 121. Coyote – the largest “wild” dog in Iowa.
- 122. CoyoteCoyote – has a haunting howl
- 124. Grassy pasture land
- 125. Red fox
- 126. Red fox are really good mousers.
- 127. Woodland habitat
- 128. Gray fox
- 129. Gray fox are good climbers.
- 130. Rural rivers lure one of Iowa’s rarer mammals.
- 131. River ottersRiver otter – extirpated in 1970s
- 132. River otter track
- 133. River otter release at Sweet Marsh – a real comeback.
- 134. Field rock pile
- 135. Spotted skunkSpotted skunks are endangered
- 136. Bluff country
- 137. Bobcat – hunting is restricted in Iowa.
- 138. Painting of passenger pigeons – pioneers killed 5 billion. Now extinct.
- 139. Red-tailed hawk – NOT a game bird
- 140. Great-horned owls can never be hunted either.
- 141. House sparrowHouse sparrows can be shot on sight
- 142. European starlings are open season too.
- 143. Good hunting!