This week, I continued my phenology blog at my spot in centennial! It is the middle of winter now, so there is lots of old snow on the ground and a little bit of animal activity. It is a little tough for tree identification, but the twigs help out a little bit.
This is a picture of my site in centennial woods. Notice all of the snow on the ground, and all of the human footprints.
I think that these are old tracks from a grey squirrel, that have caved in and gotten bigger over time. These tracks are made by a galloper, and are obviously not new tracks. They could also be from a cottontail rabbit, I am not really sure.
I think these tracks could be white tailed deer tracks. I think that this animal is a diagonal walker, and the tracks looked like they were hooves, but too small to be a moose. Also, are there even moose in centennial woods?
I think that this is a sugar maple. It has opposite branching with brown buds and brown twigs.
I think this is a red maple because of the opposite branching and the reddish colored twig, however I am not too sure about this one.
Labeled sketch of a sugar maple twig in my lab notebook
Field notes from my visit to centennial.
Works Cited
Levine, L. (2014). Mammal Tracks and Scat: Life-Size Pocket Guide. Heartwood Press.
