2/12: The first observation that I came across is what I think is a female American robin, based on its size and coloring. This was along South Prospect Street in a tree.
In the same area, I saw some small, round tracks, but I’m not sure what they are.
2/15: Then, I took a trip to Centennial Woods. I had to go off the path to actually find anything. First, I saw a bird in the trees with gray-blue wings, a white chest and black head. I think it was a white-breasted nuthatch, but I’m not positive.
It also took quite a lot of searching, but my friend Cara and I found some deer tracks (I think). They were half in ice and half in mud, so they were a little wonky.
We also found some scat. It was super small, cylinder and I think pointed. It also had hairs and small bones in it. I want to say it was either a red or gray fox because of these characteristics, but I’m not sure which one.
The process of finding signs of animals that weren’t dogs was pretty challenging. I had to learn to take it slow and really look for anything that would help me indict that there was an animal around. I also realized that I had to go off of the main paths.