Raptor Review Packet

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- ______

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54. Define imprinting: ______

How are captive raptors prevented from becoming imprinted on humans?

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