1. Wildlife

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

3. Review Biology-6 Kingdoms/Diversity 1) Eubacteria, Archaebacteria 3) Fungi 4) Protista 5) Plantae 6) Animalia-Invertebrates and Vertebrates

4. fish,amphibians,mammals,birds,rep tiles-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

5. Mammals Extirpated-no longer here- Bison, gray wolf, elk*, red wolf*, fisher (otter*) *reintroduced Exotic-European Wild Boar

6. Elk, Deer, Black Bear, Coyote, Bobcat

7. Cougar, Bison, Gray wolf, Red fox, Gray fox

8. Beaver, Opossum, cottontail, skunk, otter

9. Boar, bat, raccoon, woodchuck, gray, squirrel

10. Chipmunk, rat, mouse, mole

11. 39 species of reptiles Snakes-2 venomous- northern Copperhead common below 3,000ft Timber Rattler up to 6,000ft. Pit vipers (hemotoxin)

12. Copperhead

13. Timber rattler

14. Common snakes Black rat, garter, common water snake

15. Turtles Most common-eastern box turtle, common snapping turtle. Lizards-skinks (especially 5 lined)

16. Box turtle, skink, horned, green anole

17. Amphibians 27 species of newt/salamander Jordans salamander only found in GSMNP Hellbender over 5ft

18. Jordans, eastern spotted

19. Hellbender

20. Toads and frogs 13 species-ex. Eastern spadefoot, American bullfrog, S. leopard frog

21. Leopard, bullfrog

22. Birds Vireo.acnatsci.org 230 species, 110 breed in the park (others seasonal) Viewing times (early morning) places- sugarlands, cades cove, oconaluftee

23. 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.

24. Red eye and Y. throated vireo

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

26. Titmouse, chickadee, warbler, tanager, bunting, pewee, (flycatcher)

27. B. Throated vireo, gnatcatcher

28. 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.

30. Classification Bills and beaks can also be used to classify birds.

31. Seasonal and specialty birds Summer e. kingbirds, barn swallows, Y. warblers, indigo buntings Autumn-golden eagles, pileated woodpecker Night-barred owl.

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