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Wildlife. Best viewing is early morning/late evening at large open areas and balds such as cades cove/cataloochee

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Page 1: Wildlife. Best viewing is early morning/late evening at large open areas and balds such as cades cove/cataloochee

Wildlife

Page 2: Wildlife. Best viewing is early morning/late evening at large open areas and balds such as cades cove/cataloochee

Wildlife

• Best viewing is early morning/late evening at large open areas and balds such as cades cove/cataloochee.

Page 3: Wildlife. Best viewing is early morning/late evening at large open areas and balds such as cades cove/cataloochee

Review Biology-6 Kingdoms/Diversity

• 1) Eubacteria, Archaebacteria

• 3) Fungi

• 4) Protista

• 5) Plantae

• 6) Animalia-Invertebrates and

• Vertebrates

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fish,amphibians,mammals,birds,reptiles-5 types of vertebrates

• A) 65* Mammals-most common are deer, squirrel, chipmunk, woodchuck, raccoon, opossum, fox, skunk, bat, cottontail, mouse, rat, shrew, mole. Reclusive ones are coyote, bobcat, Black bear, beaver, weasel, mink, cougar

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Mammals

• Extirpated-no longer here-Bison, gray wolf, elk*, red wolf*, fisher (otter*) *reintroduced

• Exotic-European Wild Boar

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39 species of reptiles

• Snakes-2 venomous- northern Copperhead common below 3,000ft

• Timber Rattler up to 6,000ft. Pit vipers (hemotoxin)

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Copperhead

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Timber rattler

Page 14: Wildlife. Best viewing is early morning/late evening at large open areas and balds such as cades cove/cataloochee

Common snakes

• Black rat, garter, common water snake

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Turtles

• Most common-eastern box turtle, common snapping turtle.

• Lizards-skinks (especially 5 lined)

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Amphibians

• 27 species of newt/salamander

• Jordan’s salamander only found in GSMNP

• Hellbender over 5ft

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Hellbender

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Toads and frogs

• 13 species-ex. Eastern spadefoot, American bullfrog, S. leopard frog

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Leopard, bullfrog

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Birds Vireo.acnatsci.org

• 230 species, 110 breed in the park (others seasonal)

• Viewing times (early morning) places- sugarlands, cades cove, oconaluftee

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Common birds

• Red eye vireo, juncos, Y. throated vireo, blue headed vireo, blue jay, crow, barn swallow, Carolina chickadee, tufted titmouse, nuthatch, Carolina wren, winter wren, kinglet, dove, chimney swift, cardinal.

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Common birds

• Flycatcher, phoebe, gnatcatcher, thrushes, starling (exotic), warbler, tanager, towhee, sparrow (exotic), indigo buntings, E. bluebird, larks, red-w blackbirds, wild turkeys.

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Bird Classification

• By feet: 1) Perching, grasping, holding-songbirds, woodpeckers.

• 2) Predators, Killing, Talon-Eagle, hawk, kestrel. 3) Scratching, running-turkey, chicken. 4) Wading-heron, egret, stork. 5) Swimming, paddle, webbed-duck, goose.

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Classification

• Bills and beaks can also be used to classify birds.

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Seasonal and specialty birds

• Summer e. kingbirds, barn swallows, Y. warblers, indigo buntings

• Autumn-golden eagles, pileated woodpecker

• Night-barred owl.

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W. turkey, barred owl, P. woodpecker, kestrel, catbird, B.

heron