Common Predator Black Hawk Created by Christine Hofmeyer

1. Common Predator Black Hawk Created by Christine Hofmeyer

2. Purpose/Objectives • Learn about predator black hawks • Name characteristics of black hawk • Describe habitat • Give examples of prey • Explain hunting habits When they hunt How they hunt • Use research methods • Complete test at end of module

3. Orientation • This learning module is part of our lesson on Predator Black Hawks. • You will work independently, but I will be available to help if you have questions? • Before you get started, I would like you to click on the following link to watch the short video about a black hawk. Click Here to Watch Video

4. Menu Hunting Habits Habitat Characteristics After you have completed all three sections, you are ready to take the QUIZ.

5. Black Hawk Characteristics (1) Predator (4) Forked Tail, Wings and Flying Skills (2) Body, Size and Weight (3) Talons

6. Characteristics Predator • A predator is an animal that eats other animals. • Birds of prey are predatory birds, but most birds are predators. • Birds of prey have been referred to as Raptorial birds or raptors. The word "Raptor" comes from an old Latin word that means "to seize", "to snatch" or "to take". • Black hawks are predators or birds of prey. • Some predators are found at the end of a food chain if they are not prey for other predators.

7. Characteristics Body, Size and Weight • The common black hawk is nearly all black or dark brown with a white patch just behind bill. The bill, legs and feet are bright orange-yellow. The bellow or chest region is buff to whitish with dark blotches. • The adult common black hawk is16–20 inches long and weighs a little over two pounds on average. • They have specialized bones that are usually lightweight. Many of the bones are hollow. Lightweight bones allow for greater flying abilities.

8. Characteristics Body, Size and Weight continued • Black hawks are Falconiformes, because they have “curve-shaped- falcate" beaks. Hooked, sharp beaks are for killing prey and eating flesh. • Hawks are quick, strong and have extremely good eyesight. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, Hawks can see eight times better than a human can. • They are active during the day.

9. Characteristics Talons/Claws • The black hawk has powerful feet with “curve-shaped- falcate" talons for grasping, killing, and tearing prey. • A talon is the claw of a bird of prey. It looks like a very sharp fingernail. It’s an important hunting tool. • The talon is used for defensive purposes.

10. Characteristics Forked Tail, Wings and Flying Skills • The black hawks most visible feature is its forked tail. The tail is black with single, thick white band across the middle and a thin, white tip, or it has a number of black and white bars. The shape of its tail enables it to fly skillfully and very fast. • It has very broad wings. The wing span is approximately 46 inches from tip to tip. The hawk alternates deep steady wing beats with short to long glides. Soars on thermals/air currents. Click on the following link to watch the LONG video that shows the black hawk and other birds of prey. Click to begin the activity. Click Here to Watch the Video

11. Characteristics Activity For this activity, you will need to click on the transparent pen located at the left-hand bottom corner of this page. Draw a line from the characteristic card to the corresponding definition card. Check your work against the answer key. If your choice is incorrect, please try again. When you are finished with this activity, you need to click on the arrow next to the “pen” icon in order to click on the “HOME” button. Weight Talons Forked Tail Predator Flying Skills Body Wings Size 2pounds SharpFingernail WhiteBand Raptor ShallowBones 16-20” Fast 46 Inches

12. Characteristics Activity For this activity, you will need to click on the transparent pen located at the left-hand bottom corner of this page. Draw a line from the characteristiccard to the corresponding definition card. Check your work against the answer key. If your choice is incorrect, please try again. When you are finished with this activity, you need to click on the arrow next to the “pen” icon in order to click on the “HOME” button. Talons Weight Forked Tail Predator FlyingSkills Body Wings Size 2pounds SharpFingernail WhiteBand Raptor ShallowBones 16-20” Fast 46 Inches

13. Habitat • At one time, there was a large population of black hawks that lived in the prairie regions (short grass, tall grass and mixed grass). Western Indiana is part of the tall grass region. • Its normal habitat is river bottoms, swamps, forest glades, riverside woodlands, and wooded canyons. • It builds a platform nest of sticks in a tree at a height of fifteen to one hundred feet above the ground. Click to begin the activity.

14. For this activity, you will need to click on the transparent pen located at the left-hand bottom corner of this page. Draw a line from the type of habitatcard to the corresponding picture card. Check your work against the answer key by clicking on the “next” key. If your choice is incorrect, please try again. When you are finished with this activity, you need to click on the arrow next to the “pen” icon in order to click on the “HOME” button. Habitat Activity Wooded Canyon Medium Grass Riverside Woodlands Tall Grass Swamp Short Grass

15. For this activity, you will need to click on the transparent pen located at the left-hand bottom corner of this page. Draw a line from the type of habitatcard to the corresponding picture card. Check your work against the answer key by clicking on the “next” key. If your choice is incorrect, please try again. When you are finished with this activity, you need to click on the arrow next to the “pen” icon in order to click on the “HOME” button. Habitat Activity Wooded Canyon Medium Grass Riverside Woodlands Tall Grass Swamp Short Grass

16. Hunting Habits Black Hawk’s Prey How and When? They are called birds of prey, because of their excellent hunting skills. Hawks either perch in a tree or fly around in the sky scanning the ground for prey. Hawks are patient and clever. When ahawk spots the prey, it swoops down on its prey at speeds of up to 120 miles per hour. The hawk kills its prey with its sharp talons. The black hawk hunts during the day. • The animals that predators eat are called prey. • The black hawk eats/feeds mainly on insects, small rodents, lizards, turtles, rabbits, squirrels, snakes, frogs and other reptiles, small fish, crabs, and crayfish, but it never attacks small birds. Click to begin the activity.

17. Hunting Activity For this activity, you will need to click on the transparent pen located at the left-hand bottom corner of this page. Draw a line from the type of prey card to the corresponding YES or NO card. Check your work against the answer key by clicking on the “next” key. If your choice is incorrect, please try again. When you are finished with this activity, you need to click on the arrow next to the “pen” icon in order to click on the “HOME” button. Rabbit Insects Will NOT Eat! Fox Eagle Snake Mice YES Deer Frog Squirrel Dog Raccoon Lizard Skunk Turtle

18. Hunting Activity For this activity, you will need to click on the transparent pen located at the left-hand bottom corner of this page. Draw a line from the type of preycard to the corresponding YES or NO card. Check your work against the answer key by clicking on the “next” key. If your choice is incorrect, please try again. When you are finished with this activity, you need to click on the arrow next to the “pen” icon in order to click on the “HOME” button. Rabbit Insects Will NOT Eat! Fox Eagle Snake Mice YES Deer Frog Squirrel Dog Raccoon Lizard Skunk Turtle

19. Black Hawk Quiz For each question, click on the letter of the best answer. Good luck!

20. What do you call animals that eat other animals? Producers Predators Prey

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23. A black hawk is a raptor and bird of prey? SUPER JOB! Good try. The answer is YES. YES NO

24. This is the hawk’s most visible feature? Weight Eyes Forked Tail Tongue

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27. What do you call animals that eat other animals? Producers Predators Prey Pigs

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30. What is the name of the curve-shaped falcate” used for grasping, killing and tearing? Talon Bellow Wings

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33. At one time, a large population of hawks lived in Indiana. SUPER JOB! Good try. The answer is YES. TRUE FALSE

34. Prey are eaten by predators. SUPER JOB! Good try. The answer is YES. TRUE FALSE

35. Hawks swoop down on prey at speeds up to 120 miles per hour. SUPER JOB! Good try. The answer is YES. TRUE FALSE

36. What color are most hawks? Orange-yellow Black-dark brown

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39. Hawks hunt during the night? SUPER JOB! Good try. The answer is FALSE. TRUE FALSE

40. The shape of a hawk’s tail enables it to fly skillfully and very fast. SUPER JOB! Good try. The answer is YES. TRUE FALSE

41. Where do black hawks build their nests? In short grass In trees at a height of 15 to100 feet above the grown In corn fields In tall grass

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44. Resources & References The information and graphic resources are included in the notes section below the slides when viewing the presentation in “normal” view.

45. Good-Bye Congratulations! You have completed the learning module. Repeat module END