Tracking Trip Updates A group visited Froglake Snopark over the weekend and observed coyote, squirrel, hare tracks. Coyote feeding habits differ in the winter as opposed to the more plentiful times of spring and summer, and we can expect to see them not only along the trails of their favorite prey animals, but also scavenging more often and doing their best to conserve their energy. Wildlife Camera Findings This Meadows marten left us picture-perfect tracks. Here we can observe the angled two-print pattern and we even see the hints of what could be the five toes and claw marks. At the same camera, we got an excellent view of a coyote's meadnering tracks. This Bear Springs Near coyote is displaying a habit most of us wish our dogs at home could resist! Scent-rolling, wallowing, or scent-bathing are all names for the act of rolling in something most of us would turn our noses up at. However, for these predators and our pups at home, this habit offers a convenient way to disguise their own scent. Not only is there the potential for them to hide their own scent from their prey, but it would also hide their scent from any predators coming after THEM! This is especially true for the smaller predators who practice this ritual. Lastly, Alpine got picked over by two ravens, but they were kind enough to wait until only a few days before the camera check to steal all the bait! More tracking and camera trips coming up, be sure to sign up and we will see you soon!
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Every once in a while we will get an unexpected visitor at a camera, and that was especially true this week! Check out GoogleDocs to see the full sets from each camera. Best, Cascadia Wild |
Another great week of camera trips! Volunteers visited McCubbins #1 and #2, Government Camp East, Hazel Hollow #1 and #2, and Little Zig Zag.
Wildlife Camera Findings
One of many bobcat sightings at McCubbins #2
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Cascadia Wild
Wildlife Camera Findings
This individual at Yellowjacket East hung around for a while, leaving the camera and returning only a half hour later. The last shot of the bobcat leaving the area shows great detail of its tail and hind feet!
We are thrilled to have added another species to our list of animals! Every week we learn more about Mt. Hood wildlife. Also, don't forget to check out GoogleDocs to see all of the full sets from each camera.
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Cascadia Wild
Another exciting week of tracking trips and camera surveys! Lots of beautiful scenery, carnivore tracks (and more!) and plenty of visitors to the cameras.
TRACKING TRIPS
Thank you to this individual who is adding to the knowledge of bears in our area and providing this interesting insight into when bears might go into hibernation. Typically, bears begin hibernating when the first snow begins to fall and food starts becoming scarce.
Bobcat (below) near Tilly Jane
WILDLIFE CAMERA FINDINGS
THANK YOU to all of our supporters!
Do you enjoy these pictures, and your citizen science work in the snow? The best way to say thank you is to pay it forward with your year-end gift or membership today! An anonymous supporter will make an additional donation for every gift or membership of $50 or more received in December, and will double it if we reach our goal! Please give by December 31. Please make a year end gift or become a member today. Help us reach our goal and keep these programs going in 2019! |
Remember: The pictures that you bring back from the wildlife cameras will be posted to Google Drive for you to look at. (the Flickr page will no longer be used.)
Tracking Trips
Wildlife Camera Findings
THANK YOU to all of our supporters!
Cascadia Wild relies on donors like you to keep the equipment maintained and the data in order! An anonymous supporter will make an additional donation for every gift or membership of $50 or more received in December, and will double it if we reach our goal! Please make a year end gift or become a member today. Help us reach our goal and keep these programs going in 2019! |
As snow continues to build up, so do our chances of finding rare signs! Can you identify a wolverine track? Look for these identifying track features: Track • Typical mustelid structure, with 5 toes on all feet • Front: 4-7.5 inches long x 4-5 inches wide • Hind: 3.5-4 inches long x 4-5 inches wide • Thickly furred feet often cause tracks to look indistinct Trail pattern Wolverines leave a very unusual trail pattern with lines of footprints at an angle to the direction of travel. How do they move to leave such a pattern? Watch this illuminating video to see them in motion. (Thanks, Jen, for sharing this!) Check it out so you'll have a mental image to call up when observing tracks in the field. Their unique loping gait leaves a distinctive trail pattern we know you'll be able to identify if and when the opportunity presents itself! |
We're off to an incredible start! Already a Sierra Nevada red fox has visited the camera at Meadows. Here are the highlights, below. Watch our social media pages for more pictures, and check out the full sets on googledocs. We think they're especially fun this week!
About the updates The pictures that you bring back from the wildlife cameras will be posted to Google Drive for you to look at. (For those of you who helped out last summer, the Flickr page will no longer be used.) In addition, we will be sending you a weekly email with the highlights from both the cameras and the tracking surveys. You can also check out other photos on our facebook and instagram pages. |
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