Last updated: December 16, 2020
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Lincoln Home Nature Scavenger Hunt
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NATURAL SCAVENGER HUNT
Welcome to Lincoln Home National Historic Site! Take a walk around the neighborhood and see if you can spot any of these plants and animals. Feel free to bring pencil and paper with you and draw or take note of any other cool creatures and plants you find! Some of the same types of plants and animals found in the Lincoln heighborhood maybe even in your own backyard!
Mammals
In Lincoln’s neighborhood you can often find Eastern Cottontail rabbits and fox squirrels, though you may spot the occasional Virginia opossum at night! Can you find these critters in your neighborhood?
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Public Domain Pictures / Sheila Brown
Did you see something else? What was it?
Birds
Birds are aflutter around the Lincoln neighborhood! Common birds you may see include the Northern Cardinal or American Robin. If you’re lucky, maybe you’ll see a red-tailed hawk! While stepping outside, see you if you find any of these feathered friends!
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Public Domain Pictures / James Hawkins
Did you see something else? What was it?
Trees
Did you know some of the trees in the Lincoln neighborhood are over 100 years old? At least one of the trees on site was here when Lincoln lived here! Among the many trees at Lincoln Home National Historic Site there are the Bur Oak and the Silver Maple. Can you find these tree-mendous trees in your neighborhood?
Flickr / Katja Schulz
Wikipedia / Olegivvit
Did you see something else? What was it?
Flowers
Back in Lincoln’s time residents liked to plant all sorts of flowers in their garden such as Peony, Lilac, Rose of Sharon, and Heliotropes. Wildflowers from the original landscape were likely similar to Coreopsis and Black-eyed Susan. Are any of these flowers growing in your neighborhood?
Public Domain Pictures / Ann Whitehead
Public Domain Pictures / Karen Arnold
Did you see something else? What was it?