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Environmental Science

Dylan

Brunz

Barn Owl

(Tyto alba)

Description: The barn owl has a white, heart-shaped face and long legs. Males have a whole white chest, while females have a brownish chest.Population: Populations have declined over the years for farmland and house construction. Barn owls are rare to see in Minnesota. Barn owls cannot be shot, captured, or owned without a permit.Food: Barn owls hunt at night like most other owls. Mainly for rodents, bugs, fish, and other birds.Habitat: Barn owls are found in farmland, mostly in southern Minnesota but have been spotted in the Duluth area.Reproduction: Barn owls nest mainly in hidden areas. The female lays 5 to 10 eggs ,the better the food supply, the more eggs they will have. The eggs hatch about 4 to 5 weeks . Barn owls can have two families.Predators: weasels, and the great horned owls.Fun Facts: When perched, the barn owl lowers its head and sways from side to side, The owl sleeps so soundly that it is difficult to wake it up until darkness arrives. + Other names for the barn owl are golden owl, white owl, monkey-faced owl and white-breasted barn owl. + In the wild, many young barn owls do not survive their first year of life. Some scientists think this may be a result of breeding and raising large clutches more than once a year, which uses a lot of energy.

Moose

(ALces alces)

Description Dark brown or black.Population: Moose hunting was suspended in Minnesota from 1922 until 1972 when a limited hunt was passed. Controlled hunting seasons now give hunters a chance to harvest moose from an estimated total population of 5,000 to 8,000.Food: Moose eat aspen, maple, cherry trees and many kinds of water plants.Habitat: best moose habitat occurs in young forests created by logging, forest fires and windstorms in northeastern MinnesotaReproduction: Rutting season occurs from mid-September to October. ln May or June, cows give birth to a 25-35 pound calfs. The calves remain with their mothers for 12 to 18 months. Within a week after birth, the calves are strong enough to walk and swim. Predators: Wolves and bears hunt moose. Some people hunt moose for their meat and hide.Fun Facts: A moose can store more than 100 pounds of food in its stomach. Moose can run 35 mph and easily swim 10 miles without stopping. An adult moose weighs as much as four or five full-grown white-tailed deer.

Wood Frog

(Rana sylvatica)

Description brown, palm-sized frog has a dark patch over its eyes and two big ridgesPopulation: no special status in Minnesota.Food: Insects, termites, ect..Habitat: wood frogs live in forested areas found in northern MinnesotaReproduction: Males and female wood frogs gather in ponds to breed early in the spring, even before the ice is gonePredators: Birds of prey, Fox’sFun Facts: Wood frogs are well suited to a cold climate. They spend winters burrowed in the leaves that fell the previous fall. They stop breathing, their hearts stop, and ice form within their bodies when they are hibernating

Muskellunge

(Esox masquinongy)

Description Muskellunge closely resemble the northern pike and American pickerel in both appearance and behavior.Population:Food: Most of their diets consist of fish, but can also include frogs, snakes, muskrats, mice, other small animals and small birds. Habitat: They prefer clear waters where they lurk along weed edges, rocks or other structures.Reproduction:Diseases: Predators: Only humans pose a threat to an adult but juveniles are consumed by other muskies, northern pike, bass, and occasionally birds of prey.Fun Facts:

Black Oak

(Quercus velutina)

Description- Found in southeastern Minnesota on dryer land, Height 35' to 75' with a diameter of 9" to 30" On young trees, smooth and dark brown, thick and black on older trees Seed Disbursement- Black oak acorns from a single tree are dispersed by squirrels, mice, and from falling from the tree, The birds such as the blue jay may disperse over longer distances.Diseases- moths, some roots, and tunneling insects.Economic Use- is mostly used for ply-wood perposes.Fun Fact- They can grow up to 200 years old

Bloodroot(Sanguinaria canadensis)

Description- Single flower with 8 white leafs, Plant is 2-6" tall at flowering and yellow/gold in the middle.Uses- Bloodroot is used in the mole remover Dermatend. And used in some dental hygiene products. When it Flowers- It opens up.Fun Fact - Bloodroot is/was a popular red natural dye for the native americans.

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