Animal Tracks in the Snow. By: Michelle Tufano & Derrick Pfister.

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Animal Tracks in the Snow. By: Michelle Tufano & Derrick Pfister

How can you identify tracks when you come across them in the snow? ► Most might think the only way to identify tracks are by the footprint but, there are a few other things that will help.

They are to: ► Know what animals are native to your region. ► Know what animals are true hibernators. ► Understand that animals walk different and be able to identify their different strides. ► Factor in the size of the track. ► Be aware of what habits animals live in. ► And of course use their footprints.

The Mammals of Northeastern Pennsylvania ► Opossum ► 3 – Moles ► 6 – Shrews ► 9 – Bats ► 2 - Cottontail Rabbit ► Snowshoe Hare ► Chipmunk ► Woodchuck AKA Groundhog ► Coyote ► Red/Gray Fox ► Black Bear ► Mink ► Skunk ► Bobcat ► ??? Mountain Lion ??? ► 2 – Squirrels ► 2 – Flying Squirrels ► Beaver ► 5 – Mice ► 2 – Rats ► 3 – Voles ► Bog Lemming ► Muskrat ► Porcupine ► White tailed Deer ► Raccoon ► 2 – Weasel ► River Otter ► Fisher

In our region there are only Three True Hibernators. ► Little Brown Bat ► Woodchuck AKA Groundhog ► Jumping Mouse

Animals Strides ► Bounders – Back feet land in front of the front tracks.  Weasels, Otters, Badger. ► Pacers – Left front next to the right rear track.  Porcupines, Raccoons, Opossums, Skunks, Bear. ► Diagonal Walker – Left front and right rear  Cats, Dogs, Hoofed Animals. ► Hoppers – Jump ahead with their rear feet landing in front of their front feet.  Rodents-squirrel, Rabbits.

Black Bear Tracks ► Pacer ► Front 5 in. L X 5 in. W ► Hind 7 in L X 5 in. W

Bobcat ► Notice you don’t see any claws. Diagonal Walker

Coyote ► Also a Diagonal Walker ► Front 2” L ► Notice this time you can see the claws. ► Hind 2” L

Raccoon ► Pacer

Gray Squirrel ► Gray Squirrel are Hoppers.

Wild Turkey ► Strides can be 8 to 14” depending on their speed ► Size: 3.5 to 4.5 inches long 3.75 to 4.25 inches wide ► Diagonal Walker

Turtles ► Don’t forget reptiles leave tracks too.

Beaver ► Pacer

Opossum Pacer Pacer

Don’t forget about the little guys the make tracks too.

Beetles

Over Time… ► Tracks change  This is due to the snow packing.  Additional snow falls.  Interference from another animals tracks.  Wind and other weather affects. This can make it vary difficult to properly identify which animal made the track.

The End

Works Cited ► ► “Toe Know How”, Camping Magazine. Nov/Dec ► Life in the Cold. ► The Mammals of NE. PA. By John Serrao ► 4-H Wildlife Is All Around Us, Book #3