The main change I noticed on my latest visit to my spot was the temperature: it was freezing! When I visited my spot in Centennial Woods back in December, it was around 30°F. When I visited my spot this week on a frigid January afternoon, it was only 6°F and I was definitely feeling the wind chill despite wearing several layers. Coming from Buffalo, New York, I am very familiar with snow and low temperatures, but this was cold even for me! I did manage to spot some wildlife tracks though, despite not staying there for very long.
My best guess for these tracks would be a bunny.
This was probably just from a domestic dog, but it could’ve been a coyote.
I’m not great at identifying wildlife tracks yet, but I had a couple hypotheses for those tracks above. The tracks below, on the other hand, are snow mysteries to me. One of my main goals this year is to get better at identifying tracks, so maybe I’ll solve these mysteries at a later date.
These “tracks” were very small and seemed to stop abruptly, so I’m not sure what could’ve done this.
Other than the temperature drop and the new tracks, there wasn’t much change in my spot since December. The trees were still bare and everything was still coated with snow. I didn’t go down to the brook, but I predict that it’s mostly frozen over due to the sub-zero temperatures we’ve been having. Hopefully it’ll be a little warmer the next time I return to my spot!