Wildlife observations:
It was pretty hard to spot wildlife activity because it has been snowing on and off for the last couple of days and the wind has been blowing the snow around, covering up places where animal tracks might be. I did find a lot of dog tracks, since I think Centennial Woods is a popular place for people to walk their dogs. I also observed some other marks in the snow that look like they could be deer maybe? It was pretty hard to tell because the snow has blown over everything and blurred the tracks. The photos below shows what look like deer hooves, with the two halves. I was also thinking these could be rabbit tracks because they’re in a pretty straight line, which would indicate a jumping animal, rather than deer, which walk more staggered like humans do. Other than that, I didn’t notice many other signs of wildlife, the area was pretty quiet; I couldn’t even hear any birds chirping.
How to get to my new spot:
I like to cut across the Jeffords parking lot, eventually ending up on Carrigan Drive. Then, I walk past the UVM Police Department and a little further down and on the left is the entrance to Centennial Woods. From there, I walk for about ten minutes until I hit the stream at the bottom of the hill. This is my spot.
