Signs of Spring

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  1. 2. How do snapping turtles survive the winter?
  2. 4. What do buffleheads do in the spring?
  3. 5. cloak, Name of butterfly that is one of the first insects to emerge in the spring.
  4. 7. Where are the wintering grounds of Tundra Swans?
  5. 9. Type of forest plants, such as bloodroot, that complete their life cycle before the tree canopy fills up.
  6. 10. Ontario flower that is a sure sign of spring.
  7. 11. Name the largest species of turtles that hibernate in the Ausabel Channel in the winter. Interestingly, during hibernation they breathe through their cloaca.
  8. 13. First name of a yellow spring lily that is named after a fish.
  9. 14. Name of swan that stops over in the Pinery Area in the spring.
  10. 17. Resident tiny black and white bird that calls its name and is very vocal in the spring.
  11. 18. Name of the Great Lake Pinery Provincial Park is on?
  12. 21. six, Date in March of the 2026 spring equinox.
  13. 23. duck, A migratory duck with a blue bill that stops over in the Pinery area on its way to its breeding grounds.
  14. 24. What do mourning cloak butterflies feed on in early spring before the appearance of wildflowers?
  15. 25. Name of temporary fish-free pools that fill up with snow melt and are home to the noisy amphibian, the spring peeper, calling for a mate.
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  1. 1. Name of museum that hosts exhibit on Tundra Swans “______ Heritage Museum”
  2. 3. Fish spend the winter under the ice. Name a common fish in the Ausable named after a fall fruit that is used for pies and decorations and is often incorrectly thought to be a vegetable.
  3. 4. Spring peepers are very vocal in the spring..what are they calling for?
  4. 6. Name of road to view Tundra Swans in the spring. Named after a bird.
  5. 8. Where are the breeding grounds of Tundra Swans?
  6. 12. Name of the Pinery trail that runs along the Ausable Channel? Great place to see migratory birds and basking turtles.
  7. 15. Name of largest woodpecker in the Pinery which chips out rectangular holes in trees and is very territorial in the spring.
  8. 16. Name of Bog in Lambton where Tundra Swans stop over during their migration.
  9. 19. Name of spring wildflower that has a fruit that looks like a tiny apple.
  10. 20. What are most of the Tundra Swans that stop over in our fields in the spring eating.
  11. 22. Name of channel that runs through Pinery Provincial Park.