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On this page you'll find coloring pages and instructions for making  origami and other models of certain local species of mammals you might see in winter:
  1. Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
  2. Raccoon
  3. Red-tailed Hawk
We've also added photos and videos these animals taken in Cambridge.  At the bottom of the page, you'll find instructions and a video showing how to make your own nature journal.

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit

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Locations, Credits and Copyright,  left to right: Eastern Cottontail in Cambridge, © Mark Rosenstein, CC BY-NC-SA; Eastern Cottontail in North Cambridge, © mamiles BY-NC-ND; Eastern Cottontail in Harvard Yard in winter,  © Amy, CC BY-SA. 

Make an Origami Rabbit

Raccoon

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raccoon_version_2.pdf
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Locations, Credits and Copyright,  left to right: Raccoon at Fresh Pond Reservation in Cambridge, © Richard Lee Gardner, all rights reserved;  Two photos of raccoon at Alewife Reservation © Richard George (photography.parsingphase.com), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).

Make a Raccoon Mask
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Download the file at right. glue paper or fabric into the different parts of the raccoon's face, matching the colors approximately. Allow to dry, then cut out the outline of the mask, the two tiny holes for string, and the bigger holes to see through. Tie string through the two tiny holes. The string will go around your head to hold the mask on.

​Read more about raccoons, and see raccoon videos, here on the PBS web site.
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Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawks are common wild predators in our city.  Adults have rusty red tail feathers, but young hawks have brown tail feathers. You can download the picture as a coloring page, color the hawk and write down what you wonder about this bird.
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See a video taken of a Red-tailed Hawk nest at 185 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, here on YouTube:

Make a Log Book

A log or log book is one way to record your observations briefly. Download our log book for making winter outdoor observations here and print:
what_do_you_see_or_hear_in_cambridge.pdf
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Make a Nature Journal

You can make your own nature journal to record what you observe outside. Look for some blank paper, and some cardboard or heavy paper, in your house (don't use corrugated—bumpy— cardboard). You can either make holes in the paper and sew or tie string or twine through the holes to "bind" your journal together, or just use a stapler. If you use a stapler, cover the sharp edges of the staples with heavy tape, like duct tape. Use either blank, unlined paper for the inside, or a mix of lined and blank paper. You want space to draw what you see as well as write down what you observe. Here's a video about making a nature journal from local nonprofit Cambridge School Volunteers: