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!

All 20

Canada Goose ¹
Branta canadensis

Frogs and Toads ²
Anura

Snow Goose ³
Anser caerulescens

Downy Woodpecker ⁴
Dryobates pubescens

Western Bluebird ⁵
Sialia mexicana

American Kestrel ⁶
Falco sparverius

Pocket Gophers ⁷
Geomyidae

Red-winged Blackbird ⁸
Agelaius phoeniceus

Edited by Kassi Roosth, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Photo Credits

1. (c) Thomas J. Bright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Thomas J. Bright
2. (c) Jonathan Kolby, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Jonathan Kolby
3. (c) Alison Sheehey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Alison Sheehey
4. (c) Bill Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY)
5. (c) Jamie Chavez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
6. (c) Jonathan Eisen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jonathan Eisen
7. (c) angel_castillo_birdingtours, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by angel_castillo_birdingtours
8. (c) Kent C. Jensen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kent C. Jensen

Ankeny Hill Big Loop Trail Nature Scavenger Hunt

Canada Goose 1 Branta canadensis

Frogs and Toads 2 Anura

Snow Goose 3 Anser caerulescens

Downy Woodpecker 4 Dryobates pubescens

Western Bluebird 5 Sialia mexicana

American Kestrel 6 Falco sparverius

Pocket Gophers 7 Geomyidae

Red-winged Blackbird 8 Agelaius phoeniceus