Placeholder to group observations made during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
This is one of about 20 Brewer's Blackbirds that would visit our campground every morning. Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
This is one of about 20 Brewer's Blackbirds that would visit our campground every morning. Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Concentrated urine in the sand. Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Collared Peccary or feral pig. Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Shows yucca leaves cut by a woodrat. Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
In the second photo you can see we cleared the loose sand away and found the plugged tunnel hole, which had slightly denser packed sand. Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
This plant was probably pulled out of the ground by something relatively large like a Collared Peccary, then had its roots gnawed by smaller rodents. Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
The large track on the right is a right front, pointing left. See how toe 5 registers lower than the others. Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
In the hind tracks see how toe 1 is lower than all the others. Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
These were one of the most exciting finds of the Monahans trip. We found these zygodactyl tracks that we decided are most likely from a Burrowing Owl. Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
We identified this as a Pocket Gopher trail based on the walk or trot gait, and the width and length of this gait. I don't know if we can get down to a particular species. Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
We think this extremely small bounding gait was from a shrew. Desert Shrew is the only species in range. Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
These were by far the most common tracks in the park, and this was one of the best examples I found. Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
My guess is the nest is from a Cactus Wren. Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
Here are most of the rodent mandibles we found in 30-40 Great Horned Owl pellets (posted separately). We believe all of these are from Ord's Kangaroo Rats.
We found these two mandibles that we believe are from a Grasshopper Mouse in the Great Horned Owl pellets previously pictured. I don't know if they are from Mearns' Grasshopper Mouse or Northern Grasshopper Mouse. In fact, they could be from two different individuals. So I'm leaving the ID at Onychomys sp. for now. Can anyone tell?
One of a group of three that was foraging in the dunes.
I forgot what we identified this track as. Gray Fox?
Matt made an incredible find of 30-40 Great Horned Owl pellets under a single tree! Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.
We found an incredibly long Mourning Dove walking trail that spanned multiple dunes. It was hundreds of yards long.
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