Because of the new semester, this visit was the first chance I had to make observations of my spot. I’m starting fresh, but I wanted to have a base of a few observations for the rest of the project. To start, the trees surrounding my spot were mostly conifers, with a lot of Eastern Hemlock and White Pine. There was a lot more scattering with the deciduous trees: a yellow birch, a paper birch, and some red oak. I also noticed a denser overstory with less shrubs and small trees in the understory.
We’re beginning our tracking unit in class, so I couldn’t help but take some pictures of the prints that I saw on the path near my spot! The only one I was certain on when I first saw it was the one on the right, which is definitely a dog. The ones on the left and center look similar, but I didn’t recognize them. Looking at my tracking book, I think they could be mouse or squirrel tracks.
