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.

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.

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• White-bellied swallows are very small birds.

• They have a swift and graceful flight.

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 3 POINTS

• An ant brain has approximately 250,000 brain cells. • Carpenter Ants have an average life span of 45-60 days.

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 3 POINTS

• Wood ducks have strong claws to grip bark and perch on branches. • They live in wooded swamps, marshes, streams, beaver ponds, and small lakes.

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 4 POINTS

• Purple Finches live in trees or bushes.

• They eat seeds, berries, and insects, and love sunflower seeds, millet, and thistle.

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.

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 8 POINTS

• Sorex cinereus has a voracious appetite, and can eat its own body weight in a day. • The Masked Shrew is prey to larger shrews, hawks, owls, snakes, herons, and foxes.

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 2 POINTS

• Earthworms can be found on every continent except Antarctica.
• Contrary to popular belief, cutting a worm in half will not result in the regeneration of two separate worms.