On page 617 of Mammal Tracks & Signs by Mark Elbroch (2nd ed) there is an excellent description of this behaviour. It reads: Both eastern gray (or “grey”) and fox squirrels also create large visual and olfactory scent posts at the base of trees (often the lee side) and under large branches (Koprowski 1993). Previously, …
Squirrel “stripe” marking on trees, North America (and Europe) Read More »
This photo was taken near Siren, Wisconsin, at our annual Deer Trailing Workshop and CyberTracker Trailing Evaluation with North Winds Wilderness School and the Minnesota Tracking Project. Jonathan Poppele (Tracker 2) and Blake Samuele Southard (Tracker 2) were present, and refrained from answering, but contributed with their great senses of humour. Annie Du-Pre Reynolds (Tracker …
White-tailed deer tracks in leaf litter, Wisconsin, USA Read More »
Mike Watling (foxtracker805) sent this photo from the Channel Islands National Park, where he volunteers as a naturalist. He says, “The bird track is a spotted towhee. They will hang out in the bushes near my campsite (on Santa Rosa Island) and are frequently on the ground under the picnic table. For the spotted towhee, and birds …