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Nature Scavenger Hunt Card

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Work solo or as a team. First to find all 6 easy items calls time — then count up everyone's totals. Bonus items are worth the most: don't skip them.

Easy — Always Findable1 pt each
A pinecone
A smooth rock
A bird feather
Something yellow
A piece of bark
A spider web
Medium — Look Around2 pts each
An acorn or seed pod
An animal track
A mushroom or fungus
A bird you can name
Something that smells interesting
A hole in the ground or tree
Tricky — Takes Patience3 pts each
An insect (not a fly)
Lichen growing on a rock
Evidence of something eating a leaf
Three different types of tree
Animal scat (from a safe distance)
Something that floats
Bonus — Explorer Level5 pts each
A bird nest (empty is fine)
Something older than you
A sound you can't identify
Something that used to be alive
An insect home (hive, mound, web)
Something no one else found
Scoring: Easy = 1 pt · Medium = 2 pts · Tricky = 3 pts · Bonus = 5 pts  | Tie-breaker: whoever found something the other person didn't wins.  | Rule: you must be able to show it or describe exactly where it is.