DIY Cards
Brackish Water
Habitat card
RICHMOND DYKE DECK
• Mixed seawater with fresh water. • Has more salinity than fresh water. • Habitat is the mangrove swap, or mangal.
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 6 POINTS
• Bald Eagles like to live near sea coasts, rivers, lakes, oceans, and other large bodies of open water with an abundance of fish.
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 6 POINTS
• Northern Harriers have a wingspan of 3 ½ – 4 ½ metres. • Female Northern Harriers are slightly larger than males.
American Coot
Fulica americana

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 3 POINTS
• American Coots steal from other birds.
• Adult Coots will usually have a reddish-brown spot near the top of their bill.
House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 2 POINTS
• House finches eat vegetable matter, seeds, buds, berries, nectar, and sometimes small insects. • Adults have a long, square-tipped, brown tail.
*Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 3 POINTS
• Grey Squirrels weigh in at about 500-520 grams. • They are one of the largest tree squirrels in eastern North America.