Download Coloring Book - Albany Pine Bush Preserve

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Amphibians
The Pine Bush is home to many different amphibians.
This is the eastern spadefoot toad. Spadefoot toads have back
feet shaped liked shovels used for digging backward into soft
sand. If you want to see an eastern spadefoot toad, your best
chance is on a rainy spring night.
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Buckmoth
Look quickly or you’ll miss the buckmoth! These
bold black and white moths fly quickly and for
only a few weeks in the fall.
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Coyote tracks
Many mammals live in the Pine Bush, including
eastern coyotes. You may not see coyotes on a visit
to the Pine Bush, but we know that they’re here by the
tracks they leave behind.
http://www.turtletrack.org/CO_Coloring/CO_ColoringBook_9.htm
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Dragonfly
Dragonflies are strong and fast fliers.
They eat insects including mosquitoes and can
catch and eat their food while they are flying!
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Elfin butterflies
There are a few different types of elfin butterflies in the Pine
Bush. Frosted elfins can be seen flying in the spring. They are
endangered in New York State. Males are gray-brown and
females are reddish-brown.
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Fire
The Pine Bush is an environment that needs fire.
Plants of the Pine Bush can survive fires and some
even need fire to grow.
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Great blue heron
The Great blue heron can stand at almost 3 feet tall! This bird
patiently hunts in ponds and other wet areas for its food.
Herons eats mostly fish and amphibians.
©Environment Canada
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Hognose snake
The hognose snake is a great actor. When scared, it flares out its
neck and hisses like a cobra. The snake can also roll over and play
dead! Hognose snakes are harmless to people and feed mainly on
toads, frogs and other amphibians.
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Insects
There are many different kinds of insects in the Pine Bush.
Can you find a butterfly? Dragonfly?
What about the ladybug or the praying mantis?
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Just take pictures
Remember …when visiting the Pine Bush leave the plants and
animals and take only pictures! The Pine Bush is home to many
different living things. We can help them to survive simply by
looking and not taking.
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Karner blue butterfly
The Karner blue is a very special butterfly. It is an endangered
species, which means there are not many of them left.
Males have blue wings with white and black on the edges.
Females are blue-brown with orange spots along the bottoms
of the wings.
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Wild blue lupine
The wild blue lupine has beautiful flowers that bloom in
the spring. This plant grows best in open, sunny areas.
Lupine is the only food that Karner blue caterpillars eat, so
it is a very important plant.
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Mushrooms
The fall season is a good time to explore
mushrooms in the Pine Bush.
You might see this mushroom, called a barometer earthstar.
Earthstars are common in dry pine barrens.
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Native plants
Native plants have been growing here for a long time. It
is important that we keep them in the Pine Bush because
many animals depend on them for food and shelter.
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Oaks
Many different kinds of oaks are a part of the Pine
Bush. Tree oaks and scrub oaks both grow in the
Preserve. Their leaves turn beautiful colors in the fall.
What colors will your leaves be?
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Prairie warbler
The prairie warbler is one of many birds that make the Pine Bush
their summer home. In the fall they migrate south to Central
America and the West Indies where they spend the winter.
In the spring, they’ll make the long journey back north to their
summer homes.
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Quiet
Shhhhh…did you see that?
By walking quietly through the Pine Bush, you may
catch a glimpse of wildlife!
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Reptiles
Snakes and turtles are reptiles that live in the Pine
Bush. This reptile is the eastern box turtle. It can
completely close up its shell for protection
from other animals.
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Sand dune
All of the trees and plants in the Pine Bush are
growing on sand. So, if you are walking up or down
a hill in the Pine Bush, remember that it is actually
a sand dune.
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Ticks
Ticks live in the Albany Pine Bush. If you see a
tick on you or a friend, just brush it away.
Always check yourself to make sure no ticks
come home with you!
And do a good check when you get home too.
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Underwater
Under the water there is a whole new world of
plants and animals! What else can you draw that
lives under the water?
California Department of Fish and Game, Bobbie Winn
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Vernal pools
Vernal pools are very important places for many different
animals including frogs, toads, salamanders, snakes,
turtles, and insects. These pools are full of life in the
spring, but usually dry up by the end of summer.
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White-tailed deer
White-tailed deer can be found throughout the Pine Bush and
may even be in your backyard! The white underside of their tail
serves as a warning flag to other deer that danger is close.
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‘X’ marks the spot!
Use your Albany Pine Bush Preserve trail map to plan
your next hike. Always bring a trail map with you to
help you stay on the right path.
The dotted lines are the hiking trails.
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You!
This page is just for YOU! Are you on our next volunteer?
Or
do you want to help us collect seeds and native plants?
What can you do to help us conserve the Albany Pine Bush?
http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/collections-research/crsub/mammalogy/mammalkey/Eptesicus_fuscus.html
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Zzz…zzz…zzz Daytime sleepers
Bats are nocturnal animals. They are active at night and sleep during
the day. Bats sleep while hanging upside down!
This is the Big brown bat.
Enjoy your visit to the Albany Pine Bush
Preserve. Keep a look out for all that
you’ve learned, from A-Z!
To learn more please visit
www.albanypinebush.org