NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, 27 February 2021 (Saturday)
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Info Line #: 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
**The recent light snowfall over a crust has made it great for tracks for wildlife
that are not heavy enough to break through. Mac Wilmot came across BOBCAT
[Lynx roux] tracks/trail in his Lower Coverdale backyard and field. The stride was
12-14 in. which is within the 10-16 in. suggested for Bobcat. The
tracks are rounded, some show the offset feature, and no claw marks are noted.
Young of the year Bobcats will have recently been sent abruptly on their own.
They tend to be out more in the open or nearer human habitation, searching for
food.
**Brian Stone also took advantage of the snow conditions to check out tracks and
trails on the trail at the back of the Irishtown Nature Park on Friday, commenting
it was a beautiful day to be in that location. He noted some nice trails of GROUSE
[Tétras] showing the characteristic foot pad with the hind toe slightly deviated,
the stride of 8 inches which is within the suggested average, and the trail often
fairly straight.
Brian also noted the track/trail suggestive of RACCOON [Raton
laveur] with the fingerlike toe pads, as well as the apparent trails of SHREW
[Musaraigne] or VOLE[Campagnol] pushing surface snowplow trails.
A SNOWSHOE HARE [Lièvre d'Amérique] trail shows the two hind pads in front of the offset smaller front feet. Many have commented that Snowshoe Hare numbers are down this winter.
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BOBCAT TRACKS-TRAIL. FEB 26, 2021. MAC WILMOT
BOBCAT TRACKS-TRAIL. FEB 26, 2021. MAC WILMOT
BOBCAT TRACKS-TRAIL. FEB 26, 2021. MAC WILMOT
GROUSE TRACKS-TRAIL. FEB. 26, 2021.. BRIAN STONE
GROUSE TRACKS-TRAIL. FEB. 26, 2021.. BRIAN STONE
GROUSE TRACKS-TRAIL. FEB. 26, 2021.. BRIAN STONE
SHREW OR VOLE TRACKS-TRAIL. FEB. 26, 2021. BRIAN STONE
SNOWSHOE HARE TRACKS. FEB. 26, 2021. BRIAN STONE
RACCOON TRACKS (SUSPECTED). FEB. 26, 2021. BRIAN STONE
RACCOON TRACKS-TRAIL (SUSPECTED). FEB. 26, 2021. BRIAN STONE
IRISHTOWN NATURE PARK (BACK TRAIL). FEB. 26, 2021. BRIAN STONE
