Quiz | Tern & Plover Conservation Partnership | SNR

1. An adult Piping Plover is about the size ofa ______? Warbler Sparrow Crow Hawk
2. At about what age does a Interior Least Tern chick first fly? About 21 days About 28 days About 34 days About 40 days
3. Piping Plovers and Interior Least Terns are found in Nebraska all year long. True False
4. The primary reason of the decrease in Piping Pover and Interior Least Tern populations is? Hunting Predation Habitat Loss DDT pesticides
5. Where do Piping Plovers and Interior Least Terns put their nest? Top of a tree In tall grasses On sandy substrate In a tree cavity
6. The Interior Least Tern has how many subspecies? Three Seven Twelve Sixteen
7. How many days does it take for Piping Plover eggs to hatch? About 21 days About 28 days About 34 days About 40 days
8. What do Interior Least Terns eat? Seeds Fish Insects Mice
9. Why do Piping Plovers do a fake broken wing display? To attract a mate To lure predators away form their nest or young Both A and B None of the above
10. The Interior Least Tern is the smallest tern in North America. True False
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Interior Least Tern and Piping Plover Quiz