My State… North Carolina

1. My State… North Carolina This shows many of the animals and a lot of facts about North Carolina.

2. State Animals  • Bird- Cardinal • Mammal- Gray Squirrel • Dog- Plott Hound • Fish- Channel Bass State Flower- Dog Wood is the only State Plant.

3. Things I know about North Carolina  North Carolina borders the Atlantic Ocean. The States first Art Museum was in the city of Raleigh. The Lost Colony was also in North Carolina. The Wright Brothers made first flight. The first Pepsi served and created was in North Carolina.

4. Why are there 3 Regions ? I think there are regions so people don’t get lost that’s also why people made maps. I also think they made regions to let people know where they want to go.

5. Population • North Carolina population is mostly for it’s job’s and celebrations. • Some people come here for holiday's like Christmas, and Thanksgiving. • North Carolina has lots of history and stories to tell. • Some people come to see the weird animals. • Europeans came here to find gold, crops, fresh water, and animals for food.

6. The Animals of North Carolina • A squirrel is one of the animals you would see. • A deer is another one of the animals in North Carolina These are animal that you would see in North Carolina.

7. North Carolina Farms And Farm Animals

8. North Carolina Zoos This is one of the many animals in one of the zoos in North Carolina. You would also find animals you might of not in other places.

9. Animal habitats in North Carolina This animal you would see on the street in the city of not only North Carolina but in lots of states. You would probably see this lizard in the Mountain Region sometimes you might find these little guy in the Costal Region

10. North Carolina’s Beaches North Carolina has lot’s of lakes, ponds, and rivers but the best is the beaches. The beaches in North Carolina are one of the most popular beaches in the country. The beaches in North Carolina used to look even better before people throw trash on them.

11. House Pets This is one of the house pets people have. This is another pet people might have.

12. North Carolina’s Capital North Carolina capital is Raleigh this city is almost the popularize city in North Carolina. The city of Raleigh is in the Piedmont Region. The Piedmont Region is the Region between the Mountain Region and the Costal Region.

13. One of North Carolina’s Grossest Animals The Muskrat is one of the most grossest animals in North Carolina. You would find a Muskrat in lakes and sometimes around ponds. It is gross because musk is what an animal does to mark it’s territory .

14. Lake, Pond, River, And Ocean Animals

15. This is the Roanoke Hog sucker Their size is 2.7 in. – 6.3 in. They eat Insect larvae, crustaceans, and low vegetation encrusted on rocks

16. Wild Boar’s A wild boar is a very hairy pig like animal. It is very hard to find around North Carolina. A Wild Boar is one of the most weirdest animals in North Carolina.

17. North Carolina Recreation

18. Flying animals

19. one Fling Mammal This is a little flying squirrel in it’s natural home. The flying squirrel is a little animal.

20. Fox squirrel This is a fox squirrel that is running away from a predator. It will only run when you click on him.

21. Canada Goose • The Canada goose is a really cool bird. It is 24 to 48 inches long. It wing span is up to 75 inches long. It eats grasses. /

22. Canvasback Duck • “Food • Plant and animal foods including the seeds, buds, leaves, rhizomes, roots and tubers of aquatic plants, invertebrates such as snails and insect larvae, and small clams. • Breeding • Male is called a drake; female is called a hen.Some yearling hens breed butnot as effectively as adult hens. Written by Jay D. Davis. Re-written by Doug Howell, Waterfowl Biologist –NCWRC • Average Size • Length: Adult male 20-21.9 in.adult female 18.8-20.4 in.Weight: Adult male 1.9 lbs.-3.5 lbs.adult female 2.0 lbs.-3.4 lbs.”

23. Cardinal The Cardinal Is the state bird. http://ncpedia.com/symbols/bird By Steven Case

24. The great horned owl • This bird eats unusual things. Like Canada geese or a woodchucks. And also amphibians. • And insects

25. Mallard Duck This is a beautiful Bird. These ducks are omnivores. It eats bugs seeds and plants. Length: 19.8 -27.5 in.Wing: 10.4-11.4 in.Weight: females 2.5 lbs., males: 2.75 lbs.

26. Mourning dove • Length: 11–13 in. longWingspread: 17–19 in.Tail: 5 1/2–7 in. • Food • Seeds of grass, waste grain buckwheat, peanuts, cowpeas, seeds of pine, dove weed, pokeberry, some insects and snails. 98 percent of diet is seeds. • Mourning doves nest from southeast Alaska and southern Canada south to Baja, California through Mexico to Panama. They also range from California to the East Coast. Adult mourning doves live about two years in the wild. Some cases, however, have noted a life span of five, seven, and 10 years.

27. Northern Bobwhite Quail • Length: 10 in.Wingspan: 9-11 in.Weight: 5-8 oz. • Food • Small seeds, fruit, tender leaves and insects. • Breeding • 1-3 clutches per year with 12-14 eggs per clutch. Predators destroy about ½ of the nests.

28. Osprey • Average Size • Length: 21 to 24 in.Wingspan: 59 to 72 in.Weight: 2.2 to 3.9 lbs.Females are somewhat larger than males. • Food • Fish • Breeding • Monogamous. Breeding season early March to May. The incubation period for the 2 to 4 eggs is 4 to 5 weeks. • Young • Called chick or eyas. Remain in nest until 8 weeks of age when they fledge

29. Snowy Egret • Length: 22 to 26 in.Wingspan: 38 to 45 in. • Food • Small fish, crustaceans, aquatic insects and amphibians. • Breeding • In North Carolina breeding activity begins in the early spring. Upon arrival at the breeding grounds, the birds defend a small breeding territory against other individuals and soon begin nest construction. Three to five blue-green eggs are laid in a crude stick nest, often only a few feet away from another nest. Approximately 3 weeks of incubation is required for hatching. • Young

30. American Shad • Length: 14 to 16 in.Weight: 2.2 to 6.6 lbs. • Food • Juveniles eat worms, crustaceans and insects. Adults eat large zooplankton, fish eggs and small fish. • Breeding • Spawning occurs in mid-river at night and can occur as early as November or as late as July. Juvenile shad remain in the river during summer and return downriver in the fall. • Young • Hatch in about 8 to 12 days at water temperature of 11 degrees to 15 degrees.

31. Atlantic Sturgeon Class: Osteichthyes (bony fishes)Order: Acepisenseriformes Average Size Length: Up to 9 ft.Weight: Up to 500 lbs. Food Worms, crustaceans, insects, mollusks and small fishes. Breeding Spawning occurs in mid-river between February and July. Sturgeons remain in the river system during summer and return downriver in fall Life Expectancy 60 years

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33. Credits • http://ncpedia.com/wildlife/mallard-duck - Originally written by Kyle Martin. Re-written by Joe Fuller, Migratory Game Bird Coordinator, NCWRC • http://ncpedia.com/wildlife/mourning-dove- Written by Jay D. Davis. • http://ncpedia.com/wildlife/northern-bobwhite-quail- by John Wooding • http://ncpedia.com/wildlife/osprey by Tom Henson • http://ncpedia.com/wildlife/American-Shad - by Keith Ashley • http://ncpedia.com/wildlife/Atlantic-Sturgeon - by Keith Ashley and Bennett Wynne • http://ncpedia.com/wildlife/Canada-goose - Originally written by Kyle Martin. Re-written by Joe Fuller, • http://ncpedia.org/wildlife/canvasback-duck-Written by Jay D. Davis. Re-written by Doug Howell • http://ncpedia.com/symbols/bird- By Steven Case

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