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White-Tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianus

• White Tailed Deer Is the most abundant large mammal in North America.

• It is also the most widely hunted mammal in the united states.

• They can live for up to 15 years in the wild.

• White Tailed Deer live off of a wide variety of food sources including acorns, corn, legumes, and most PA native grasses , leaves and plant shoots.

Gray SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

• The Eastern gray Squirrel can be found in a variety of habitats from forests to city parks.

• Eastern Gray Squirrels have graysish brown fur with a white/ gray stomach.

• They spend a majority of there lives in the trees

• The most common types of trees they are found in are white Oak, American Beech, Red maple, and Sweet gum.

• The Eastern Gray Squirrel feeds on acorn, walnuts, beechnuts, maple buds and bark, Black Cherry, some grasses, and in some cases insects.

White Footed Mouse Peromyscus leucopus

• The White Footed Mouse is found in wooded/ Brush areas, or next to wooded areas. White footed mice area also burrowers and mainly come out at night.

• White footed Mice have brown or grayish fur with white fur underneath. They also have large ears and tails.

• White footed mice feed off of nuts and seeds along with some insects and plants such as black cherry, jewelweed, yellow poplar, and flowering dogwood.

• One interesting fact about the white footed mouse is that they sometimes drum with there front feet on hollow reeds and make a buzzing noise.

Eastern CottontailSylvilagus floridanus

• The Eastern Cottontail has light brown or gray fur with erectly held ears, and white tail.

• The eastern cottontail can be found in open grassy fields or edge of forested area with shrubs or thorns.

• Eastern cottontails feed off of mainly grasses along with wild strawberries, plantains, and clover.

• The eastern cottontail is mainly nocturnal, only coming out at night to feed but can be spotted during the day in the summer months.

Meadow VoleMicrotus pennsylvanicus

• Also known as the field mouse the meadow vole is found in grassy fields and woodland areas.

• The meadow vole ahs yellowish brown to reddish and blackish brown fur and is about seven inches in size.

• They are mainly nocturnal and remain in there burrows. but are active year round.

• Meadow voles feed on many types of grasses, seeds, and flowering plants along with clover and plantain.

• Meadow voles are very good diggers and can build networks of underground burrows to escape predators .

Works Cited• http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/meadow_vole.htm• http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/eastern_cottontail.htm• http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/white-footed_mouse.htm• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Eastern_Gray_Squirrel_Philadelphia,_PA.jpg• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White-tailed_deer_fawn_in_Berwyn_PA.jpg