Hello, this week is a bit different instead of going to his phonology site Zach was tasked with finding animal signs in the local Burlington area. But we know that Zach enjoys hid Red Rocks, so he still decided to go there. However this trip wasn’t that eventful. Because despite the fresh snow and wonderful weather Zach couldn’t enjoy himself very much from what he would later find to be the flu.
However that didn’t stop him from looking for some tracks! He looked for a while but it was hard to discern if some were tracks or others weren’t because there were many from people and pets. He didn’t stray too far from the path due to his disposition, but he still looked none the less.
Ultimately he found these:
Which he was fairly certain were squirrels when he saw them. Thats because they came from a tree close by and the galloping prints left in the snow. This left little doubt in his mind and he regretfully left as soon as possible. If he had more will or resolve he could have possible found where it had gone or even seen the little critter, but ultimately he wasn’t in the best condition.
On his way out he tried to document the tracks on the iNaturalist app, but he got frustrated and decided he would do it later, and later became today.
It is unfortunate to say that it was probably the least productive and enjoyable trip to Red Rocks park, not do to the park itself but just the conditions he was under at the time. But he is proud he was able to complete it in any regard, and put at least a squirrel on the map.