Diet:
It is an omnivore and feeds upon a variety of foods which include vegetation, carrion, fish, fruit, grubs, and hoofed mammals.

Interesting fact:
The largest black bear ever recorded weighed approximately 600 pounds, although the average size is around 200 pounds. The black bear may have brown or tan fur. It climbs trees easily.

American Black Bear Fact Sheet >

Diet:
It feeds primarily upon aquatic plants, such as wild celery.

Interesting fact:
The American wigeon can be found feeding on large grassy areas, such as golf courses.

American Wigeon Fact Sheet »

Diet:
It feeds primarily on emergent and submergent aquatic vegetation as well as shrimp, crayfish, bivalves, leeches, snails and insects.

Interesting fact:
During mating season, the males compete actively for the attention of the females.

Bufflehead Fact Sheet »

Diet:
The ensatina feeds primarily on insects.

Interesting fact:
During cold periods, this salamander may be found in burrows of meadow mice or gophers.

Ensatina Fact Sheet »

Diet:
It feeds largely on fish. Frogs and other small animals are also occasionally taken.

Interesting fact:
It is a good climber, adept at moving among the tangles of trees and bushes near the water while in search of food. This species is also known as the green-backed heron.

Green Heron Fact Sheet »

Diet:
It feeds on small insects and invertebrates.

Interesting fact:
This salamander is capable of climbing as high as 8 feet into trees, logs and bushes. The bite of this salamander can break the skin.

Diet:
It feeds on a variety of small insects.

Interesting fact:
The Pacific tree frog and the bullfrog are the only 2 frogs you can easily hear croaking in Washington State. The Pacific tree frog is smaller in size than a chicken egg and may be shades or green or brown.

Pacific Treefrog Fact Sheet »

Diet:
In the wild, this turtle feeds below the surface of the water on aquatic insects, fish, tadpoles, worms, carrion and certain types of water plants. In captivity, the painted turtle will accept raw hamburger meat, steak or lettuce.

Interesting fact:
The painted turtle populations need monitoring. Although painted turtles are common, young turtles are not as common as they once were.

Painted Turtle Fact Sheet »

Diet:
It feeds upon crayfish, insects, small birds, small rodents, insects, fruits, nuts, and garbage.

Interesting fact:
The raccoon is largely nocturnal in its habits and uses riparian (stream) corridors to travel. When it searches for food in water, it keeps its head up watching for predators and lets its hands find the food.

Raccoon Fact Sheet »

Diet:
It feeds primarily on insects

Interesting fact:
During the late 1800s and early 1900s this frog was harvested heavily by the restaurant industry for their use as frog legs on their menus.

Diet:
It feeds largely on a variety of fish species.

Interesting fact:
The river otter is a member of the weasel family, but has webbed toes for swimming.

River Otter Fact Sheet »

Diet:
It is an omnivore, feeding upon seeds, nuts, fruits and a variety of insects, such as grasshoppers and beetles. During nesting time it may also eat the eggs of other birds, as well as small mammals.

Interesting fact:
Steller's jays cache (store) food in the ground and cover it with a leaf or plant material to mark the location. Two Steller's jays are able to cache 100,000 nuts in a period of three months.

Steller's Jay Fact Sheet »

Diet:
It feeds on insects as well as other foods.

Interesting fact:
Van Dyke's salamander is nocturnal, being especially active during or following periods of rain.

Diet:
It is an omnivore that feeds upon aquatic plants, insects, fish, worms, and carrion.

Interesting fact:
Bullfrogs prey on young turtles and are believed to be one of the causes of the turtle's decline.

Western Pond Turtle Fact Sheet »