The goal of this phenology assignment was to observe tracks and scats in the greater Burlington Area. I was unable to travel far into burlington due to me having to work all weekend, but I did observe some tracks at Intervale.
Intervale
While walking around the trails of Intervale, I observed many mice tracks and a few squirrel tracks. The squirrel tracks led to a fallen tree covered in snow, and then we lost where the squirrel went from there. we were able to identify the mouse prints because they were thin and long prints that are connected by what looks like a tail drag. The squirrel ones were also easily identiable because the tracks matched what squirrel tracks look like as though it was running or hopping through the snow.
There was one track that I was unsure of what animal it could have been. It may have been a squirrel, but I am not certain.
Using INaturalist was very easy to navigate and understand. Joining and posting to a project was also very straight foward. I very much enjoy how other people and other researchers can view your photos and observations and give their professional opionion on what they believe the species or tracks were.