BOOKLET FOR AGES 5-7

Welcome to Montezuma 

National Wildlife Refuge!

Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge was established on September 

12, 1938 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and 

other wildlife.

The refuge contains over 10,000 acres of protected lands and managed 

wetlands that provide resting, feeding, and nesting habitat for 

waterfowl and other migratory birds. Montezuma is situated in the middle 

 of one of the most active flight lanes in the Atlantic Flyway.

The activities in this booklet offer you an opportunity to explore the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge. You and 

your family can learn more about the history of the refuge and about the role of the refuge in preserving the 

natural resources needed for migratory birds.

Use the informational displays in the Visitor Center, the one-mile long Seneca Trail, and the observation 

tower. If you find anything in this booklet difficult, please ask someone in the visitor center for assistance. 

The Junior Refuge Manager certificate and badge will be earned upon successful completion of the activities 

in this booklet. When you are done with all of the activities bring the booklet to a Visitor Center 

Volunteer. The volunteer will discuss the activities with you and then you will be awarded your certificate 

and badge.

Enjoy your visit to the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge!

Role of Adults: This booklet is a family activity. 

Please allow the child to answer the questions in their own words. 

After the activities are completed, an adult should review the activity with the child. 

 NAME __________________________________________________

Activities booklet created by Nancy Stocker
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FOR AGES 5-7 Complete the following activities.

ACTIVITY 1 

Label the parts of a bird. Rewrite the words that are listed below on the lines that match the body part on 

the picture of the bird. Then be very creative and use crayons or colored pencils to create a beautiful bird.

toes bill tail wing belly

 

ACTIVITY 2 

Circle the picture of the tool that is used to look closely at birds.

 telescope microscope

 binoculars eyeglasses
 

ACTIVITY 3

While you are inside the Visitor Center, go to the TOUCH TABLE and complete this activity.

DRAW A LINE TO CONNECT THE PICTURE WITH THE NAME OF THE OBJECT.

BIRD’S NEST 

TREE FUNGUS 

DEER ANTLERS 

SNAKE SKIN 

TURTLE SHELL 

BEAVER TAIL 

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ACTIVITY 4 

Look through a birding scope on the visitor center deck to locate a bird in the viewfinder.

Draw or sketch what you see.

What type of bird do you think you are sketching? ______________________________________

Compare your drawing to pictures in a bird guidebook to see if you made the correct identification. 

(books are located at the visitor center desk)

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ACTIVITY 5

As you walk around the Seneca Trail, have an adult take a picture of something that you think is 

interesting. When you get back to the visitor center, share the picture with a volunteer and 

explain to them why you decided the objects in your picture were so interesting. 

Have the volunteer sign below.

 

Volunteer,______________________________________________________, heard the explanation of the picture. 
 

 

ACTIVITY 6 

Take a walk on the Seneca Trail

Play Tic Tac Trail

Put an X over each of the natural wonders that you see as you walk the trail. 

Use your observational skills!

(Get three is a row – diagonally, vertically, or horizontally, or as many as you can)
CERTIFICATE

OF ACHEIVEMENT

Awarded to

For successfully completing the requirements to become a

Volunteer signature Date