Wildlife End of the Year Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Home for most birds and some mammals
  2. 4. long slender body, eats small animals
  3. 6. sly, cunning animal
  4. 7. diurnal hunter, eat mice
  5. 12. famous for sad song, seen usually in pairs
  6. 14. bird that fly in V-shaped flocks
  7. 16. male bird is bright red
  8. 17. black bird that is an omnivore
  9. 18. nocturnal hunter silent flight
  10. 19. feeds mostly on acorns
  11. 21. flies at night and eats insects
  12. 23. wise use of wildlife, water, soils and forests
  13. 25. not a true hibernator, but sleeps in winter
  14. 26. Males have antlers
  15. 30. like a squirrel, lives underground
  16. 31. Young live in mom's pouch
  17. 32. Has a strong odor
  18. 33. makes beautiful coats
Down
  1. 1. expert at making holes in a tree
  2. 3. Appalachians are
  3. 5. National symbol
  4. 8. groundhog
  5. 9. excellent dam builder
  6. 10. Gamebird native to Asia
  7. 11. has quills for protection
  8. 13. Bobwhite _
  9. 15. most common duck
  10. 19. iridescent black feathers, often a pest
  11. 20. popular small game animal, lives in abandoned woodchuck holes
  12. 22. PA State bird
  13. 24. wears a eye mask
  14. 27. like to eat earthworms
  15. 28. Largest PA game bird
  16. 29. lives near stream, favorite of trappers with a hairless tail