Wildlife Reports
Wildlife Notes
You are going to do two reports on Pennsylvania species of wildlife. Chose two animals from the list on the back of this sheet. Everyone will research different animals. The following reports must be typed and include all of the requirements listed below. You will give a brief oral report about your animals.
Written Report – Make sure your report is proof read and spell checked. It must be in paragraph form with complete sentences. This report must be doubled spaced with 12 point font.
The report should be in the following format.
A)Your name at the top right hand corner
B)The common and scientific name of your animal at the top middle of the page.
C)The first paragraph shoulddescribe what the animal looks like, how big it is, how many young it has, when it breeds, when the young are born, how long it lives, and what (if any) difference exists between male and female.
D)Your next paragraph should be about the animals habitat. Describe all the possible habitats this animal could live in. You also want to list the geographic range of where it is found in Pennsylvania and the whole United States. Also include information about its population size.
E)The last paragraph should be about the animal’s niche. Include what the animal eats and what it does to or for the environment. Explain whether it is food source for other animals and what those animals are. Is it a game animal? What does it do during the winter? Also describe at least three interesting facts about the animal.
F)At the end of your report list at least two references used for your report. Include the web address for Internet sites, and the author, title, copyright date, and page numbers for books.
Report Checklist
Check off each of the items below as you write your report.
______Your Name
______Name of animal
First Paragraph
______Description of what animal looks like
______The animal’s size (height weight)
______The number of young it has
______The time of year the animal breeds and when the young are born
______The animal’s life span (how long it lives)
______The differences between the male and female, if they exist
Second paragraph
______The animal’s habitats
______The part of PA in which the animal is found
______The part of the U.S. where it is found
______Population in Pennsylvania
Third paragraph
______What the animal eats and what role does it play in the environment
______Predators that prey upon it
______List if it is a game animal and if so how and when it can be hunted
______Describe what it does during the winter
______Describe interesting information that is special about the animal
______Two references
______Complete sentences in paragraph form and spell check / Double space and 12 pt font
Bats / pdf / Beaver / pdfBlack Bear / pdf / Blackbirds / pdf
Blue Jay / pdf / Bobcat / pdf
Bobwhite Quail / pdf / Brown Thrasher / pdf
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Canada Goose / pdf / Chickadees / pdf
Chimney Swift / pdf / Chipmunk / pdf
Cottontail Rabbit / pdf / Coot / pdf
Crows / pdf / Cowbird / pdf
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Dickcissel / pdf / Diving Ducks / pdf
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Eagles / pdf / Elk / pdf
Eastern Coyote / pdf
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Finches / pdf / Fishers / pdf
Flycatchers / pdf / Foxes / pdf
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Gray Catbird / pdf / Grosbeaks / pdf
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Hawks / pdf / Heron / pdf
House Sparrow / pdf / Hummingbird / pdf
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Indigo Bunting / pdf
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Kingfishers / pdf
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Mallard Ducks / pdf / Mice / pdf
Mink & Muskrats / pdf / Moorhen / pdf
Mourning Dove / pdf
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Northern Cardinal / pdf / Northern Mockingbird / pdf
Nuthatches / pdf / Nighthawk / pdf
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Opossum / pdf / Orioles / pdf
Osprey / pdf / Owls / pdf
Pheasant / pdf / Porcupine / pdf
Puddle Ducks / pdf / Purple Martin / pdf
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Raccoon / pdf / Rails / pdf
Ravens / pdf / River Otter / pdf
Ruffed Grouse / pdf
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Shrews / pdf / Sparrows / pdf
Squirrels / pdf / Starling / pdf
Striped Skunk / pdf / Swallows / pdf
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Tanagers / pdf / Towhee / pdf
Turkey / pdf / Thrushes / pdf
Titmouse / pdf / Tundra Swan / pdf
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Varying Hare / pdf / Vireos / pdf
Voles / pdf / Vultures / pdf
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Weasels / pdf / Whip-Poor-Will / pdf
White-tailed Deer / pdf / Woodchucks / pdf
Woodcock / pdf / Wood Ducks / pdf
Woodpeckers / pdf / Woodrat / pdf
Wood Warblers / pdf / Wrens / pdf