On Sunday 2/20, a friend and I walked to the woods just off Redstone Campus, next to the Redstone Lofts. At the beginning of the path, before fully entering the woods, we saw overlapping trails of different tracks, which were leading to one spot under a log. The first trail that we saw contained small, pacing tracks that were slightly covered in snow so the shape of the prints was difficult to make out. We then saw a trail of small, more detailed tracks that could have either been from a gray fox or a fisher. They were small and could not have been longer than an inch, however, it was difficult to tell whether or not the tracks were from a walker or a bounder.
We then saw some more bound tracks, the size of which were small, probably less than an inch. These most likely came from a weasel. All of the different trails of tracks led to a hole that went underground, which is most likely where some of the animals live. The hole was also right near a small watering hole.
I used iNaturalist to try to identify the species’ I found based on their tracks. Some other users commented to help try to identify the species. Some comments did not exactly match what species’ we thought the tracks were from, however some were helpful in further being able to identify the species.
Pacing Tracks
