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Wintertime Scavenger Hunt

Calling all Green Kids & Parents!

It’s wintertime, and in many parts or the country, animals are hibernating, the branches are bare and the ground is covered in snow and ice. It’s much quieter outside in the winter, but there is still much to see, hear and smell. How many of these things you can find on a scavenger hunt?

While some animals hibernate or migrate south, many stay and can be spotted all year round. What animals can you find?

• Can you spot a bird with it’s feathers fluffed to keep it warm?
• Can you spot a rabbit hopping to it’s burrow?

Sometimes animals are hard to spot, but if you listen carefully, you can hear them going about their business. How many animal sounds can you hear?

• Can you hear birds chirping, squirrels chattering or coyotes howling?
• Can you hear animals chomping on food?

Animals need a home just like we do. Can you spot these places where animals might live?

• Burrows in the ground
• Nests in bare branches
• Piles of sticks and leaves with nesting insects

Food is much harder to find in the winter. If you were an animal, where would you look for food?

• Can you find a place where animals might go to eat?
• Can you find a place where animals might go to drink?
• Can you find a place where an animal has stored some food?
• Can you find chew marks from where an animal has nibbled on bark?

Snow, dirt and mud are great places to spot animal tracks.

What kind of animal tracks can you see?