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Index of Subjects --001a113f8f8e406aea052d6a96f9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Owls also hear their prey under the snow; the Great Grey of western/central NA and Eurasia are particularly noted for this. As for the first set of tracks with the drag marks, ..I suspect these are bird tracks, with toe drags, not mammal tracks with tail drags. The melting has likely artificially enlarged the tracks...I don't think they're crow tracks, more like Blue Jay. Were these tracks near a feeder? Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 6 March 2016 at 18:44, Hebda, Andrew J <Andrew.Hebda@novascotia.ca> wrote: > I recall back in the 1970s a naturalist reporting that he had observed a > fox patrolling using the freshly compacted snowmobile tracks as an easy > route.. picking off the odd microtine rodent whose tunnel had been > collapsed by the snowmobile.. while it was scurrying across the "gap". > > > A > > ________________________________________ > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on > behalf of David & Alison Webster [dwebster@glinx.com] > Sent: March-06-16 6:11 PM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] other tracks > > Hi Nancy, > That tunnel track would likely be one of the mice/voles. This is a > safe, > relatively warm way to get from A to B without becoming a meal for some > flying predator. > > Safe unless a Fox happens along because they see small rodents with > their ears and can often pin them through >10 cm of snow under all four > feet. > Yt, Dave Webster > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "NancyDowd" <nancypdowd@gmail.com> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2016 3:38 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] other tracks > > > > Two other unknown trails. > > > > This one has been haunting me all winter. Now and again since it snowed > in > > late December I have seen these trails with their finely etched tail > drags > > crossing the road. Never more than one and not always present (unlike > > Rabbit and Squirrel tracks). Size comparison below photo: > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/25268212440/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > This tunnel track was interesting. It went from one side of the road to > > the other .Although there has been some melting the plowed up sides are > > still quite distinct. Any ideas what made it? > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/25445265222/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > Thanks for any input, Nancy > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2016.0.7442 / Virus Database: 4537/11753 - Release Date: > 03/05/16 > > > > --001a113f8f8e406aea052d6a96f9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Owls also hear their prey under the snow; the Great Grey o= f western/central NA and Eurasia are particularly noted for this.<div><br><= /div><div>As for the first set of tracks with the drag marks, ..I suspect t= hese are bird tracks, with toe drags, not mammal tracks with tail drags. Th= e melting has likely artificially enlarged the tracks...I don't think t= hey're crow tracks, more like Blue Jay. Were these tracks near a feeder= ?</div><div><br></div><div>Randy</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><= div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signat= ure">_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of= <br>Antigonish County, NS.</div></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 6 March 2016 at 18:44, Hebda, Andrew J <s= pan dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:Andrew.Hebda@novascotia.ca" target=3D= "_blank">Andrew.Hebda@novascotia.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote cl= ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;p= adding-left:1ex">I recall back in the 1970s a naturalist reporting that he = had observed a fox patrolling using the freshly compacted snowmobile tracks= as an easy route.. picking off the odd microtine rodent whose tunnel had b= een collapsed by the snowmobile.. while it was scurrying across the "g= ap".<br> <br> <br> A<br> <br> ________________________________________<br> From: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebu= cto.ns.ca</a> [<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-ow= ner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] on behalf of David & Alison Webster [<a href=3D= "mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</a>]<br> Sent: March-06-16 6:11 PM<br> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<= br> <span class=3D"im HOEnZb">Subject: Re: [NatureNS] other tracks<br> <br> </span><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5">Hi Nancy,<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 That tunnel track would likely be one of the mice/voles. This= is a safe,<br> relatively warm way to get from A to B without becoming a meal for some<br> flying predator.<br> <br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Safe unless a Fox happens along because they see small rodent= s with<br> their ears and can often pin them through >10 cm of snow under all four<= br> feet.<br> Yt, Dave Webster<br> <br> ----- Original Message -----<br> From: "NancyDowd" <<a href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com">nan= cypdowd@gmail.com</a>><br> To: <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<= /a>><br> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2016 3:38 PM<br> Subject: [NatureNS] other tracks<br> <br> <br> > Two other unknown trails.<br> ><br> > This one has been haunting me all winter. Now and again since it snowe= d in<br> > late December I have seen these trails with their finely etched tail d= rags<br> > crossing the road. Never more than one and not always present (unlike<= br> > Rabbit and Squirrel tracks). Size comparison below photo:<br> > <a href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/25268212440/in/d= ateposted-public/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.flickr.= com/photos/92981528@N08/25268212440/in/dateposted-public/</a><br> ><br> > This tunnel track was interesting. It went from one s