{"id":61,"date":"2022-02-21T16:52:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T21:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/nbtangphenologylocation\/?p=61"},"modified":"2022-02-21T16:52:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T21:52:12","slug":"february-inaturalist-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/nbtangphenologylocation\/2022\/02\/21\/february-inaturalist-post\/","title":{"rendered":"February iNaturalist Post"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week I ventured further into Centennial Woods to observe the movement of animals in February. The day that I chose was not the best for tracking due to the high temperatures and rain. I was able to identify the tracks of many domestic dogs and their owners moving on the trails. When walking off-trail it was hard to discern tracks from falling snow. I saw a track that could have been snowshoe hare, but was unsure due to the frequency. A track that I found plenty of and was easily identifiable was the hoof-prints of whitetail deer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whitetail deer tracks ~100 yards off of the trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Evidence of animals feeding and scat was another thing that I was on the lookout for during my walk. While the only scat that I was able to find was that of domestic dog I was able to find the kill\/feed site of some kind of predator. The tracks that lead up to the log were small and not defined, but the prey was a mouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mouse remains on log ~150 yards from trail<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought that this was an interesting occurrence because a part of the mouse was left. In winter, when calories are scarce I would expect the predator to eat all of the mouse. I think that the predator was a mammal due to the small tracks leading to the site and the absence of beak marks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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