Buttercup
Ranunculaceae

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 2 POINTS
• Buttercups are native to the Northern Hemisphere.
Grey Wolf
Canis lupus

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 6 POINTS
• Wolves feed on medium to large sized ungulates, marmots, hares, badgers, foxes, polecats, ground squirrels, mice, hamsters, voles, and other rodents. Sometimes they will even eat lizards and toads.
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 4 POINTS
• Norther Flickers use a drumming technique to attract their mates. • A group of Flickers is called a “guttering,” a “Peterson,” or a “menorah.”
Common Cattail
Typha latifolia

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 2 POINTS
• Cattails usually grow near ponds or in slightly brackish water. • Did you know? Cattail pollen can be stuffed into life jackets and mattresses.
Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 2 POINTS
• Dandelion seeds are an important food source for small birds.
• Did you know? Dandelions are originally from Asia!
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.