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Taken during Earth Native Wilderness School's Wildlife Tracking Intensive 2013-2014.

https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/images/feathers/thumbs/BRPE_primary_adult.jpg

Feathers were scattered around the parking lot, not certain that they all belong together.

“Latrine” (of sorts). Pile of accumulated mistletoe berry scat just below high perch in mesquite tree. 2 such piles found in the area.

I'm guessing on this. Red-tail was the best match I could find browsing through the feather atlas.

Birds followed by the tracks they left behind.

Sign: Tracks California towhees seen within 30 meters of tracks.

woodrat skull and lower mandible on right, gopher skull on left

Sign: scent marking & tail drags.

Although I cannot be completely certain of this ID, the tracks are quite large and I did flush a red-tailed hawk from the ground elsewhere in this area.

feathers

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Quail dust bath

scat

Gray fox (smaller) scat overmarking on a coyote scat.

Digging, foraging by turkeys

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Bobcat kills cottontail then carries is down the road a little an then exits to enjoy its meal.

While NOFL not observed at this exact spot they have been observed throughout the park in high numbers recently, including the day of observation.

Sign: Tracks —
Visual verification —
W 2.5/8” —. L: 2”

Smashed and deeply hammered out with a bill. A rodent would leave chatter marks from teeth around the edges of the opening.

DIY track trap made with local clay, an aluminum pan and water. Set out next to our compost area.

2019 Cybertracker Evaluation. Just realized I'd never uploaded these after looking at friends' recent trip photos from there!

Walking CGS Sign: Tracks Lockwood Valley Road. Stride 6”.

Sign: Tracks Lockwood Valley Road

In excess of 1-inch length without heel registration.

Turkey sign - feathers, tracks, scats

https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/images/feathers/CASJ_tail_female.jpg

https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/feather.php?Bird=CASJ_secondary_female

https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/images/feathers/ACWO_secondary_adult.jpg

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Left Front

Predation event. I guess the tail isn’t tasty.

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scat

Grassy run exposed by hand (original view before exposure is in final image.) Note tooth marks in cut grass stems (images 2 and 3.)

M. californicus is the only Vole species known from this area.

Scat. Tracks. Female.

Composition = harvest ants.

2.25” long tracks.

Sign. Scent mark. Browse. Scat. Burrow.

18 - inch skipping stride.

My first thought was blue jay, but maybe a type of woodpecker?

No idea, so downy and small but I found it very pretty.

I watched this grackle make these tracks.

Territorial scrapes prominent in wood chips along edge of fire road. Image 3 also shows scat in background. Final image shows 3 scrapes contributing to same mound at center. @jim_carretta