Cell Phone Scavenger Hunt
Team Name: ________________________________
Rules
Each team receives a scavenger hunt list
Each team has ________ minutes to take as many photos
as possible When time is up, teams meet back at the Polk Nature Discovery Center to add up their
points and receive prizes Up to 5 members per team
Teams CANNOT split up
Teams must be
back to the Nature Center at appointed time
Late teams will have 50 points deducted from their
score Each picture only needs to be on one cell phone Please respect nature
Stay on trails while
taking photos
Do not collect or destroy the plants or animals
List
25 Points
Nature Discovery Center
_____ 1. What do you do if you encounter an alligator? Hint: Check out the alligator safety signs
In the Nature Center - Tip #4
_____2. What is the Florida state freshwater fish and what does it eat? Hint: There is a picture of
one in the Exhibit Hall.
_____3. What did the Native Americans use during hunting expeditions to collect fish and wild
game for food? This was handmade out of one tree and more than 5 people may have
used this at one time during their hunting trips. Hint: it is really long and located in the
Nature Center.
_____4. What mammal lives in a den and is mostly nocturnal, eats rodents, rabbits, eggs, berries and
fruit? Hint: These relatives of the domesticated dog are very shy so you’ll have to go into the
dark
to get a picture of this mom and pup.
_____5. Which habitat is higher in elevation, scrub or swamp? Hint: Elevation goes a long way in
Polk County. Even a few inches change in elevation across the land can result in entirely
different types of habitats.
_____6. Which Watershed do you live in? Hint: Visit the Watershed exhibit and ask Hydro. Take a photo
of your watershed.
_____7. Can you find and identify the tracks of these animals along the trails or in the Discovery
Center? Some are nocturnal (most active at night) and are difficult to detect their presence.
(Receive 5 points per photo)
Fox Track
Bobcat Track
Otter Track
Raccoon Track
Deer Track
50 points
Along the Trails
_____8. There are lots of ways to help protect the environment; one way is to recycle your plastic water
bottles. Find and photograph a recycle logo.
_____9. During the construction of Polk’s Nature Discovery Center and Circle B Bar Reserve, many
Different types of green construction materials were used. Find the following two areas that
where made using eco friendly construction materials. Hint: Visit the kiosk between the parking
lots to find – (a) A trail that is made with recycled tires called Flexipave (look for the “Trail Starts
Here” sign), and (b) A parking area that is made from Geoblocks (look at the kiosk brochure to
find this location).
_____10. Wildflowers come in almost every color of the rainbow. Take a photo of the flowers of each
Color – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, pink (receive 10 points each)
____ 11. The acquisition and development of this site was made possible by funding from many
partners, find the names of these partners. Hint: Visit the kiosk located at the boardwalk
entrance.
_____12. This Florida native air plant was once used as stuffing for pillows, mattresses and for the seats
of the Model T Ford cars. Hint: This plant is called Spanish Moss.
_____13. Find and photograph the “Birds of the Marsh” sign. Receive additional 10 points for each
photo of a bird listed on the sign. Hint: the sign is located at both Heron Hideout and Wadding
Bird Way.
_____14. Alligators get all the media press out here. Find another kind of reptile, one that travels with
His home.
_____15. Find the sign titled “Reptiles of the Marsh”, take a photo of the sign, receive additional 10
points for each photo of the reptiles listed on the sign. Hint: Sign located on Heron Hideout.
_____ 16. What did the Circle B Wetlands look like pre 1940s? Hint: Find the “Wetlands Restoration”
Kiosk located at the intersection of Heron Hideout and Alligator Alley.
_____ 17. The Oak Tree produces valuable food for wild life – the acorn. Take a photo of an Oak Tree.
_____ 18. The temperature of an alligator’s nest determines the sex of the hatchlings. What is the
Magic temperature for making males and females? Hint: This sign is located along Alligator Alley
and Heron Hideout.
_____ 19. Find the “Plants of Circle B Bar Reserve” sign. Receive points for the sign and additional 10
Points for each photo of a plant listed on the sign. Hint: located on Heron Hideout.
_____ 20. Dragonflies spend the majority of their lives in water (3-7 years), and as little as 2 weeks on
land. Photograph a dragonfly.
100 points
Along the Trails
_____21. Ospreys tend to nest in dead trees and eagles like to nest in live trees. Find and photograph a
nest. Fun Fact: Eagles' nest may reach the size of a queen size mattress.
_____22. Exotic apple snails lay pink eggs, while native apple snails lay white eggs. Find and
Photograph apple snail eggs.
_____23. The Circle B Bar Reserve property was once a working cattle ranch, find and photograph an
Item that was here during the cattle ranch days. Hint: cattle pens, water trough, wind mill.
_____24. Find and photograph a tree that has rectangular or oval holes (cavities) made by the Pileated
Woodpecker. Fun fact: The Pileated Woodpecker is the star in the Woody Woodpecker cartoon.
_____25. What are the roles of the storm water ponds? Find “Wetlands are Filters” kiosk for this answer.
Hint: Sign located on the Shady Oaks Trail. Additional 10 points for a photo of a storm water
pond.
_____26. Hug a Tree! Trees are a valuable resource for our earth. Take a photo of your group hugging
A tree.
_____27. Find and photograph the “Butterflies of Circle B Reserve” kiosk. Receive additional 10 points
For each photo of a butterfly listed on the sign. Hint: Sign located on Shady Oaks Trail
_____28. Bald Cypress Trees live in the wetlands. Find and photograph a Bald Cypress Tree.
Fun Fact: The Cypress tree seeds do not germinate underwater and these trees have “knees”.
_____29. The Florida State tree is the Cabbage Palm. Find and photograph a Cabbage Palm. Fun fact:
Swamp Cabbage is a food made from this tree.
_____30. Insects come in almost every color of the rainbow. Take a photo of the insects of each color –
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, pink (receive 25 points each)
_____31. What is the average depth of Lake Hancock? Hint: Find the “Getting to Know Lake Hancock”
Kiosk on The Observation Dock. Hint: Along Alligator Alley Trail.
_____32. Take a group shot on the Observation Dock. Challenge: All team members must be in the
picture.
_____33. Poison Ivy can be found as a trailing vine, as a shrub and as a climbing vine that grows on
trees. Find and photograph poison ivy. Hint: look along the Lake Hancock monitoring dock.
Fact: Leaves in three, Let it be. Poison Ivy can cause a severe skin rash on most people.
DO NOT touch this plant.
Total Points