To continue my phenology blog, I returned to my spot in Centennial Woods. Seasonal changes from when I was last there in the fall to now included the tress being completely bare, and a foot of snow. The barberry bushes had very few berries and only the buds left on the branches. It was snowing when I went and I did not see any animals and very few tracks, mostly just the imprint from snow falling off of trees. I was able to hear a black capped chickadee and some other birds.
The tracks above are the only ones I found. The impressions aren’t great because some more snow was falling and filling them in. My guess is that these are deer tracks. When I got backed I looked into it more and found out the deer sometimes drag their feet when they’re tired or in a deep amount if snow, which would explain the dragging lines. There were also some snowshoe and boot tracks from people using the trail.
