On Tuesday 2/14, a sunny Valentine’s day afternoon I went to explore Centennial Woods. I spotted a variety of tracks in the melting snow. It was a very peaceful walk, and I also heard birds, a rare sound in the winter. I specifically identified a Tufted Titmouse which was calling back and forth with another bird, like a conversation.
We also observed both Red and Grey Squirrel tracks which was cool. I wasn’t super sure what tracks we were looking at, but we found 2 similar looking sets of tracks which were different sizes, so we assumed the smaller ones must be Red Squirrel, while the larger ones were Grey Squirrel. It was a bit difficult to identify tracks due to the slushy snow, but we did our best.
I also wanted to share this extremely crisp dog print, despite the fact that it was not made by a wild animal. It is just an exemplary track. I think it probably scared off some of the native wildlife though.
