{"id":207,"date":"2023-02-16T17:38:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T22:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lehollow\/?p=207"},"modified":"2023-02-16T17:38:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T22:38:11","slug":"february-16th-centennial-woods-visit-for-inaturalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lehollow\/2023\/02\/16\/february-16th-centennial-woods-visit-for-inaturalist\/","title":{"rendered":"February 16th Centennial Woods Visit for iNaturalist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#6d1475\">Where did I go?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#521152\">For my participation in the Wildlife Signs in Burlington iNaturalist Project, I went with a few of my friends to Centennial Woods. This was primarily because of accessibility, it&#8217;s close to campus, but it still has plenty to offer in the terms of wildlife tracking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#711770\">What did I Encounter?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#450f4b\">The weather was very pleasant today for wildlife tracking, but because of the warmer weather there was a pretty major obstacle; MUD. It was incredibly muddy, which made walking a bit challenging and slippery. This being said, the mud did lend itself useful in finding tracks, in the absence of snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#4f1765\">I found only a few species in my hour and a half in Centennial, so I&#8217;ll break down each one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lehollow\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5115-3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lehollow\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5115-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lehollow\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5115-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lehollow\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5115-3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lehollow\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5115-3-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lehollow\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5115-3-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lehollow\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5115-3-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#662073\">This <strong>Common Racoon <\/strong>print was found right near the entrance to Centennial, I identified it by the finger like prints, almost like a <strong>Human Hand.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lehollow\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5116-3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lehollow\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5116-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lehollow\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5116-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lehollow\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5116-3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lehollow\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5116-3-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lehollow\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5116-3-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lehollow\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5116-3-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#5e186b\">This print I identified as a <strong>White Tailed Deer<\/strong>. I was able to identify this, due to the hoof shape, and what looks to be a <strong>straddle<\/strong> walking pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#7d167c\">How Did I Decide what to ID?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#591760\">I used whichever prints looks the clearest, and anything that  I thought was identifiable enough. There also was a lack of prints due to the heavy foot traffic along the trails in Centennial. Other than that, how I came to each individual ID is explained under each track photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#591760\">No photo this time, but I am excited to get back to Rock Point soon, and test out even more of my animal tracking skills there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#0e343e\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1c6e87\">Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.<\/p>\n<cite>Karen Raven<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where did I go? For my participation in the Wildlife Signs in Burlington iNaturalist Project, I went with a few of my friends to Centennial Woods. 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