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MINNESOTA PRAIRIE

MINNESOTA PRAIRIE . ANIMALS. WOODCHUCK. Brown Prominent bushy tail Small ears Short legs. STRIPED SKUNK. Black with two broad white stripes on back meeting in cap on head and shoulders Thin white stripe down center of face Bushy black tail, often with white tip or fringe. SPOTTED SKUNK.

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MINNESOTA PRAIRIE

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  1. MINNESOTA PRAIRIE ANIMALS

  2. WOODCHUCK • Brown • Prominent bushy tail • Small ears • Short legs

  3. STRIPED SKUNK • Black with two broad white stripes on back meeting in cap on head and shoulders • Thin white stripe down center of face • Bushy black tail, often with white tip or fringe

  4. SPOTTED SKUNK • Black with horizontal white stripes on neck and shoulders • Irregular vertical stripes and elongated spots on sides • Black tail with white tip

  5. COTTONTAIL RABBIT • Grayish brown above interspersed with some black • Forehead often has white spot • Distinct rust colored nape • Short tail, cottony white below

  6. MOUNTAIN LION • Yellowish to tawny above, white overlaid with buff below • Long tail with black tip

  7. RED FOX • Rusty reddish above, white underparts, chin and throat • Long, bushy tail with white tip • Back of ears, lower legs, and feet are black

  8. MINNESOTA PRAIRIE REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS

  9. PLAINS GARTER SNAKE • Dark in color • Back and side stripes well defined

  10. GREEN SNAKE • Bright, grass-green with long, tapering tail • Belly white, tinged with pale yellow

  11. LEOPARD FROG • Slender brown or green frog with large, light-edged dark spots between light colored dorsolateral ridges • Light stripe on upper jaw • Eardrum without light center

  12. WESTERN CHORUS FROG • Greenish to gray-brown • Three dark stripes down back • Dark stripe through eye and white stripe along upper lid • Sounds like fingernail running over the teeth of a comb

  13. MINNESOTA PRAIRIE BIRDS

  14. MEADOWLARK • Streaked brown above, bright yellow below with bold black “V” on breast • Voice - rich, flute-like jumble of gurgling notes

  15. KILLDEER • Brown above with white below with two black bands across breast • Long legs • Voice - a shrill “kill-deee, kil-deee,” also “dee-dee-dee”

  16. SONG SPARROW • A common sparrow with heavily streaked underparts and large central spot on breast • Voice - “madge-madge-madge, put-on-your-tea-kettle-ettle-ettle”

  17. AMERICAN KESTREL • A jay sized falcon often seen hovering • Rusty tail and back, slate blue wings • Two black stripes on face • Voice - shrill “killy-killy-killy”

  18. RED-TAILED HAWK • A large, stocky hawk • Whitish breast and rust colored tail • Voice - high-pitched descending scream with a hoarse quality “keeeeer”

  19. INDIGO BUNTING • Brilliant turquoise blue, wings and tail darker • Voice - rapid, excited warble; each note or phrase given twice

  20. AMERICAN GOLDFINCH • Bright yellow with white rump; black forehead; white edges on black wings and tail • In winter, changes to a dull gray • Voice - bright “per-chick-o-ree” also rendered as “potato chips”

  21. EASTERN BLUEBIRD • Bright blue above and on wings and tail • Rusty throat and breast • White belly • Voice - a liquid and musical “turee” or “queedle”

  22. BALTIMORE (NORTHERN) ORIOLE • Black head, back, wings, and tail; orange breast, rump, and shoulder patch; two dull white wing bars • Voice - clear and flutelike whistled single or double notes in short distinct phrases

  23. WHITE CROWNED SPARROW • Crown has bold black and white stripes • Underparts pearly gray • Pink bill • Voice - a short series of clear whistles followed by buzzy notes

  24. AMERICAN ROBIN • Gray above, brick red below • Head and tail black • Voice - a series of rich caroling notes “cheer- up, cheerily, cheer-up, cheerily”

  25. MOURNING DOVE • A soft, sandy buff color with long pointed tail bordered with white • Black spots on wings • Voice - a low, mournful “coo-ah, coo, coo, coo”

  26. BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD • Black with glossy brown head • Voice - a squeaky gurgle; call is “check” or a rattle

  27. EUROPEAN STARLING • A short-tailed chunky iridescent black bird • Long, pointed bill is yellow • Plumage is flecked with spots • Voice - often imitates other birds; call a descending “whee-ee”

  28. COMMON GRACKLE • Long wedge-shaped tail • Appears all black, but is actually highly iridescent • Bright yellow eyes • Voice - clucks; high pitched, rising screech like a rusty hinge

  29. HOUSE WREN • A tiny bird with a short tail that is often held cocked over the back • Dusky brown above, paler below • Voice - a gurgling, bubbling, exuberant song, first rising then falling

  30. BARN SWALLOW • Deeply forked tail • Upper parts dark steel blue, underparts buff • Throat and forehead rusty • Voice - constant liquid twittering and chattering

  31. TREE SWALLOW • Metallic blue or blue-green • Clear, white underparts • Voice - cheerful series of liquid twitters

  32. AMERICAN CROW • A stocky black bird with stout bill and fan-shaped tail • Voice - familiar “caw-caw”

  33. EASTERNKINGBIRD • Blackish head • Blue-black mantle and wings • Black tail with white terminal band • White below • Voice - a sharp “dzee” or “dzeet”

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