Trees
Trembling Aspen
Balsam Poplar
Birch
Chokecherry
Douglas Fir
Shrubs
Juniper
Flowering Plants
purple/blue flowers
Aster
Fleabane
Flax
Hedysarum
Prairie Crocus
*Thistle
Rose (Alberta Wild Rose)
Saskatoon
Silverberry (wolf willow)
Willow
White Spruce
Invertebrates
White-tailed Jackrabbit
Dragonfly
Red Squirrel
Grasshopper
*Gray Squirrel
Aphid
Richardson’s
Ground Squirrel
(Gopher)
Ladybug Beetle
Violet
Potentilla
Red-osier Dogwood
Mammals
white flowers
Muskrat
Solomon’s Seal
Chipmunk
Strawberry
Skunk
Yarrow
Porcupine
Weasel
pink/red flowers
Fox
Indian Paintbrush
Coyote
Fescue Grass
Three Flowered Avens
White-tailed Deer
Bulrush/Cattail
Shooting Star
Mule Deer
Reptiles
Horse tail
More
Moss
Mushroom
Notes
Shooting Star
yellow/orange flowers
*Dandelion
*Goat’s Beard
Wood Lily
* introduced species
Mourning Cloak Butterfly
Painted Lady Butterfly
Other butterfly (colour)
Moth
Fly
Mosquito
Bee
Insect gall
Ground Beetle
Earthworm
Frog
Snail
Garter Snake
Wood Ant
Spider
Spider
Golden Bean
Goldenrod
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Notes
Buttercup
Gaillardia
Swallowtail Butterfly
Beaver
Cow Parsnip
Lichen
Swallowtail
Butterfly
Richardson’s Ground Squirrel
Prairie Crocus
Geranium
Other Plants
*Brome Grass
Water Strider
Buttercup
Gulls
Birds
California Gull
Ducks and Geese
Canada Goose
Ring-billed Gull
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Franklin’s Gull
Wren
American Coot
Shorebirds
Great Blue Heron
Mallard
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Sandpiper
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
White Pelican
Robin
Swallow
Killdeer
Mallard
Name: _________________________
Songbirds
Black-capped Chickadee
Other Non-songbirds
Grouse
American Robin
*Starling
Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Hummingbird
Date:
_________________________
Place: __________________________
Osprey
Swainson’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Weather: _______________________
Walk quietly down the trail without
talking. Stand still and try to blend into
nature so that birds and animals will not
run away from you. Watch for signs of
wildlife such as nests, tracks, feathers,
scat etc.
Look, listen and be patient!
Observe carefully, to help identify what
you see. Try to note the shape, colour,
size and habitat. Describe any
distinguishing marks, make a sketch
and compare it to something that you
know.
Merlin
Notes
Yellow Warbler
Kingfisher
Birds of Prey
Bald Eagle
Partridge
House Finch
Pheasant
American Goldfinch
Rock Pigeon
Pine Siskin
Woodpeckers
Flicker
American Kestrel
Downy Woodpecker
Great Horned Owl
Pileated Woodpecker
Notes
*House Sparrow
House Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Crow
Raven
Black billed Magpie
Blue Jay
Blue Jay
* introduced species
Take only pictures,
and leave only footprints.
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