Winter is a good time for camera trapping pileated woodpeckers, because the birds usually return to feed at carpenter ant infested trees discovered the previous summer. It’s thought that the birds find ant colonies by sound, but they can do … Continue reading →
Strictly speaking, a coyote rendezvous site refers to an above ground home site that a family uses in summer or fall, when the pups are too big and too active for a den, but not yet old enough to accompany … Continue reading →
So for a long time I’ve been fascinated by the different feeding signs that different rodent species leave on mast, especially that of flying squirrel on hickory nuts. The reason is that it’s fairly distinctive. Flying squirrels often create a … Continue reading →
It has been a long time since I’ve posted here, but now that I have a bit more time on my hands, I thought I’d revive this blog and share some of the material I have accumulated over the past … Continue reading →
A deer scrape is a scenting area where the animals scrape their hoofs on the ground and chew, mouth, or nose the end of a thin, low, overhanging branch. They sometimes urinate on the scrape, allowing the urine to run … Continue reading →
I enjoyed giving this camera trapping presentation at the 2016 Northeast Wildlife Trackers Conference. It was wonderful to connect with so many enthusiastic naturalists! Some of the participants at my workshop requested a copy of my slides, so here’s the … Continue reading →
Last summer, one of my cameras captured a series of photos of mother and kitten bobcats playing. I was delighted, but at the same time disappointed that I hadn’t set the camera on video. So I switched it to video … Continue reading →
We northwoods snow trackers are so used to seeing sign of moose browsing and incisor scraping on tree and shrubs in winter that we forget about the moose’s summer diet. As is true of many herbivores, the moose’s diet varies … Continue reading →
Great blue herons are able to hunt day and night, thanks to their excellent vision. It’s sometimes said that they need bright moonlight for nocturnal hunting, but the high density of rod type receptors in their eyes give them excellent … Continue reading →
Tracking wolves in Wisconsin this past July was a particularly exciting experience, perhaps because we don’t have wolves here in New England. Or do we? Midwestern wolves and New England coyotes have something in common, and it’s not just that … Continue reading →
