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Migration Quiz
You have now been entered into the quiz for the spring bird bundle.
Did you get it right?
1) Hummingbirds travel as passengers on bigger bird during migration.
False
2) Which of these species does not migrate?
Raccoons (they hibernate)
3) How many species of hummingbirds are there in Canada?
5
4) Canada Geese mate for life.
True
5) Hummingbirds enjoy feeding on tubular flowers.
True
6) Leatherback Sea Turtles nest in Cuba.
False (Atlantic leatherbacks head from the southern nesting grounds of French Guiana, Suriname, Grenada, the U.S. and Trinidad to foraging grounds off the east coast of Canada. Eastern Pacific leatherbacks nest on the beaches of Costa Rica and Mexico and head southward to Galapagos, Peru and Chile, whereas western Pacific leatherbacks make more varied treks — south into the South Pacific, east into coastal waters off North America, north into waters off Japan and west into waters off the Philippines and Malaysia.)
7) Which of these migratory species is listed as Endangered in Canada?
Monarch Butterfly
8) How can you help migrating species?
All of the above (Plant native plants, avoid using harmful pesticides, record observations in iNaturalist)
9) Why do animals migrate?
All of the above (To find food, for water, shelter, avoid harsh weather conditions)
10) Hummingbirds are often confused for hawk moths.
True
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