Ankeny Hill Big Loop Trail Nature Scavenger Hunt

Learn about local biodiversity by using this guide to look for specific plant and animal species you might see or hear when exploring the Ankeny Hill Nature Center Big Loop Trail! This scavenger hunt guide can be used on a smartphone device or printed out in advance!

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Oregon white oak ¹
Quercus garryana garryana

yarrows ²
Achillea

Ponderosa Pine ³
Pinus ponderosa

Canada Goose ⁴
Branta canadensis

Armenian Blackberry ⁵
Rubus armeniacus

bulrushes and cattails ⁶
Typha

Frogs and Toads ⁷
Anura

Snow Goose ⁸
Anser caerulescens

bearberry ⁹
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Downy Woodpecker ¹⁰
Dryobates pubescens

Western Bluebird ¹¹
Sialia mexicana

mustard family ¹²
Brassicaceae

American Kestrel ¹³
Falco sparverius

clovers ¹⁴
Trifolium

teasels ¹⁵
Dipsacus

Pocket Gophers ¹⁶
Geomyidae

grasses ¹⁷
Poaceae

Insects ¹⁸
Insecta

lupines ¹⁹
Lupinus

Red-winged Blackbird ²⁰
Agelaius phoeniceus

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Ankeny Hill Big Loop Trail Nature Scavenger Hunt

Oregon white oak 1 Quercus garryana garryana

yarrows 2 Achillea

Ponderosa Pine 3 Pinus ponderosa

Canada Goose 4 Branta canadensis

Armenian Blackberry 5 Rubus armeniacus

bulrushes and cattails 6 Typha

Frogs and Toads 7 Anura

Snow Goose 8 Anser caerulescens

bearberry 9 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Downy Woodpecker 10 Dryobates pubescens

Western Bluebird 11 Sialia mexicana

mustard family 12 Brassicaceae

American Kestrel 13 Falco sparverius

clovers 14 Trifolium

teasels 15 Dipsacus

Pocket Gophers 16 Geomyidae

grasses 17 Poaceae

Insects 18 Insecta

lupines 19 Lupinus

Red-winged Blackbird 20 Agelaius phoeniceus