Tracks!

Using your hand, a ruler, or a piece of paper are some

suggestions of things to put near the track as evidence of size of track.

(This track is about 2.5" long, most likely hindfoot on top.)

Using a track card (http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Wildlife_PDFs/Track_Card.pdf), would you guess this to be part of the dog or cat family?

What clues lead you to that conclusion?

This track has the hind feet in front of the rear feet.

What animal(s) follow that track pattern?

What animal do you think these tracks came from?

While out on our many adventures recently we have not only seen tracks, but other evidence of animal activity as well! Here is a place where an animal was digging in the snow. What animal may have done this? What clues lead you to that animal? What do you think this animal was looking for?

If you have any pictures of tracks from your own adventures, please share! Let's see how diverse our animal evidence collection can be!