For the Wildlife Signs in Burlington Project, I went to Centennial Woods to document animal tracks. Due to recent temperatures, most of the snow had melted. The reason we have seen such warm temperatures across the past week is because of the lift in the jet stream, which is associated with an area of high pressure over the Atlantic Ocean. This lift in the jet stream has allowed warm air from the south to be filtered into the Northeast. These sudden changes have made tracking more difficult. To increase my chances of finding signs of animal life, I walked along a patch of snow boarding the Centennial Brook. About 10 minutes into my journey I spotted the tracks of a white tailed deer herd. White-tailed deer tracks have two toes (hooves) that form an upside-down heart-shaped track with the rounded bottom indicating the direction of travel. The hoof print was about two to three inches long, and sunk deep into the snow. Moose tracks are similar to white tailed deer tracks, however, I was able to rule out this possibility because moose hooves are significantly larger. I also noted some dog tracks in the snow!