Redstone Pines Observations:
There is a thin layer of snow now covering the area that is the Redstone Pines. Due to the increase in temperatures the past week and the rain, all the snow previous to our recent small blizzard has melted. The White Pines that make up this small area are doing well as coniferous trees often do in the winter.
Animal Tracks and Sightings:
During my time exploring this area I was able to find a couple of tracks. I noticed that they were around 2 inches long and had tiny claws and narrow toes as you can see in the image above. This led me to the conclusion that they belonged to a grey squirrel. The tracks also led to multiple trees which further justifies this claim. I did spot one squirrel running but I was not able to get a good picture before it ran away back into the bushes.
Many of the shrubs and plants here were dead, including this rhododendron which I identified using iNaturalist. Any other tracks there were human or dog and in many areas there were no tracks at all.