Upon returning to my location, eager to find evidence of wildlife activity and changes, I was immediately disappointed. Recent rain and snowmelt had turned the ground into soft mud, which has been slowly working at decomposing the leaf litter from the fall. Despite scouring the area for some time, I was still unable to find any tracks or evidence of wildlife. If there was snow on the ground, it would have most likely been another story. As we are deep into winter at this point, the trees and understory are dormant, skeletons of their summer form. The only sign of life was an unusual disturbance in the leaf layer, shown in the third photo.
