Raptor Review Packet Mr. Distasio
Name ______per ______
Part I
1. Define Raptor: ______
2. List three morphological characteristics that make raptors different from other birds.
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3. Describe asynchronous hatching: ______
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4. What is a raptor pellet? ______
5. What is an eya? ______
6. List four (4) adaptations specific to owls that make them unique form other birds of prey.
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7. What is the mortality rate for young raptors? ______%
List some of the factors that contribute to such a high mortality rate:
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8. Define primary cavity nester: ______
Example: ______
Define secondary cavity nester: ______
Example: ______
9. Define Biological Magnification: ______
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10. Define Carrying Capacity: ______
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11. The first sanctuary in the world dedicated o birds of prey. ______
Who purchased it? ______
When was it purchased? ______
What was the cost/acre? ______
12. What are the two main reasons why the California Condor was on the verge of extinction?
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13. List two reasons why raptors are considered ecologically important?
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14. What is DDT? ______
What effect does it have on raptors? ______
Do we still use it in the United States? ______
How does it still enter the food chains of raptors in the U.S.? ______
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What type of body tissue do toxins usually accumulate in? ______
15. The only insect in the world to conduct an annual mass migration. ______
16. The eastern-most ridge of the Appalachians. (where Hawk Mountain is located). ______
17. The two wind currents used by raptors as they migrate. ______& ______
18. Define sexual dimorphism: ______
Part II - Identify the Raptor
19. ______The “fish hawk”, spicules on feet.
20. ______Hawk body / owl face, white rump patch.
21. ______Our national symbol.
22. ______Carrion eater in PA.
23. ______PA’s most common falcon.
24.______Control the jackrabbit population in the Midwest.
25.______“Monkey-faced” owl with dark eyes & heart-shaped facial disk.
26.______Falcon with the ability to “hover” as it looks for prey.
27.______Dark eyes & “who cooks for you?” call.
28.______The smallest PA owl.
29.______The most common PA buteo.
30.______Reintroduced into urban areas to control pigeon populations.
31.______Prized by kings and noblemen.
32.______The largest PA owl.
33.______AKA Marsh Hawk.
34.______PA owl with two color phases: Red & Gray.
Part III- Answer questions 35-49 : Buteo, Accipiter, Falcon, or Owl
35. ______Bodies built for speed.
36. ______Uses triangulation to locate prey.
37. ______Examples include the Goshawk, Sharp-shinned & Cooper’s
38. ______“Forest Hawks” that hunt birds “on the wing”
39. ______Soaring flight
40. ______Facial disk, ear tufts & serrated wings
41. ______Large immobile eyes for nocturnal vision
42. ______Immature-yellow eyes: Mature-red eyes
43. ______Peregrine, Gyr & Kestrel for example
44.______“Flap-flap-flap-glide flight pattern
45. ______Has baffles in its nose & malar marks on its head.
46. ______Red-tail, Red shouldered & Broad-winged for example
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50. Some of the raptors that we discussed in class hunt over open, sunny fields. List two morphological adaptations that evolved in certain raptors that helps them combat the suns glare.
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51. Explain the significance of the following dates with regards to the Bald Eagle.
1782- ______
1940- ______
1972- ______
52. ______53. ______
54. Define imprinting: ______
How are captive raptors prevented from becoming imprinted on humans?
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