Winter Wildlife Signs in Burlington – Centennial Woods Natural Area
I went out for a walk in Centennial Woods in order to look for wildlife signs. I chose Centennial because I knew that I was likely to find tracks there and that there would still be snow on the ground there. It took me a while to find a set of tracks but I did manage to find 3 different sets of tracks that I am fairly confident belong to the same species. Once I figured out iNaturalist it was easy to use and I found it interesting to see what others had found around the city.
I am fairly confident that theres tracks belong to a squirrel. I currently have misplaced my copy of the tracks and scat book so I had to do some research when I got done with my hike. I looked up what the tracks of red and gray squirrels looked like in snow and I feel as though these more closely resemble the tracks of an Eastern Gray Squirrel.
It was fun to follow the tracks through the woods, they never went in a straight path and went all over the place. It felt like they told a story about what the animal was doing. It was a fun way to be connected to the forest and the animals that live within it.