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Hi Don.
The tracks would be consistent with a weasel-type but an ermine is small
and those tracks look a bit too big for an ermine. In any case, I love a
good track mystery so thank you for sharing.
-Veronica
On 11 February 2018 at 15:33, Don MacNeill <donmacneill@bellaliant.net>
wrote:
> Hi Veronica. We live half a block from the Halifax Shopping Centre with
> no water close by. A couple of people have suggested Short-tailed Weasel
> (Ermine). However, there is a furrow on each side going from footprint to
> footrprint. This is possibly a tail mark in which case the tracks could be
> going one way and then back again which would suggest a cat. We may never
> know for sure.
>
> Thanks for checking for me
>
> Don
>
> Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
> On 2/11/2018 2:55 PM, Veronica Horsman wrote:
>
> Hi Don,
>
> That's a tough one. Referring to Winter Nature Notes for Nova Scotians by
> Merritt Gibson and taking into account your measurements, the closest thing
> would be an otter (though other weasel types have that side-by-side track
> pattern). I suppose an otter could be in your area, depending on where in
> Halifax you live. Where there any plows through the snow, further down the
> line of tracks?
>
> -Veronica
>
> On 10 February 2018 at 21:40, Lois Codling <loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> If you'll send your photos, Don, I'll try to look it up in our Peterson's
>> Field Guide to Animal Tracks.
>> Lois Codling
>>
>>
>> On 2/10/2018 9:15 AM, Don MacNeill wrote:
>>
>> When I looked out this morning there were some animal tracks on our back
>> deck here in Halifax. I have taken some photos and measurements.
>>
>> Footprints were about 30 cm apart and were matched side to side.
>> Distance between left and right was 7 cm. Size of the footprint was about
>> 11 cm.
>>
>> If anyone can help, I'll send the photos. My Nova Scotia "Animal
>> Signatures" pamphlet doesn't seem to help.
>>
>> Don
>> --
>> Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Don.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>The tracks would be consi=
stent with a weasel-type but an ermine is small and those tracks look a bit=
too big for an ermine. In any case, I love a good track mystery so thank y=
ou for sharing.</div><div><br></div><div>-Veronica</div></div><div class=3D=
"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 11 February 2018 at 15:33, =
Don MacNeill <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant=
.net" target=3D"_blank">donmacneill@bellaliant.net</a>></span> wrote:<br=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1=
px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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=20
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<div text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF">
<font face=3D"Calibri">Hi Veronica.=C2=A0 We live half a block from the
Halifax Shopping Centre with no water close by.=C2=A0 A couple of
people have suggested Short-tailed Weasel (Ermine).=C2=A0 However, th=
ere
is a furrow on each side going from footprint to footrprint.=C2=A0 Th=
is
is possibly a tail mark in which case the tracks could be going
one way and then back again which would suggest a cat.=C2=A0 We may
never know for sure.<br>
<br>
Thanks for checking for me<br>
<br>
Don<br>
<br>
</font>
<div class=3D"m_-3995062448524834264moz-signature">Don MacNeill
<a class=3D"m_-3995062448524834264moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"m=
ailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net" target=3D"_blank">donmacneill@bellaliant.=
net</a></div><div><div class=3D"h5">
<div class=3D"m_-3995062448524834264moz-cite-prefix">On 2/11/2018 2:55 =
PM, Veronica Horsman
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Don,
<div><br>
</div>
<div>That's a tough one. Referring to Winter Nature Notes for
Nova Scotians by Merritt Gibson and taking into account your
measurements, the closest thing would be an otter (though
other weasel types have that side-by-side track pattern). I
suppose an otter could be in your area, depending on where in
Halifax you live. Where there any plows through the snow,
further down the line of tracks?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>-Veronica</div>
</div>
<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 10 February 2018 at 21:40, Lois
Codling <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:loiscodling@hfx.e=
astlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bord=
er-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"> If you'll send y=
our
photos, Don, I'll try to look it up in our Peterson's
Field Guide to Animal Tracks.<span class=3D"m_-39950624485248=
34264HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
Lois Codling <br>
</font></span>
<div>
<div class=3D"m_-3995062448524834264h5"> <br>
<br>
<div class=3D"m_-3995062448524834264m_-756901577091635439=
0moz-cite-prefix">On
2/10/2018 9:15 AM, Don MacNeill wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite"> <font face=3D"Calibri">When I
looked out this morning there were some animal
tracks on our back deck here in Halifax.=C2=A0 I have
taken some photos and measurements.<br>
<br>
Footprints were about 30 cm apart and were matched
side to side.=C2=A0 Distance between left and right w=
as
7 cm.=C2=A0 Size of the footprint was about 11 cm.<br=
>
<br>
If anyone can help, I'll send the photos.=C2=A0 M=
y Nova
Scot