Jan 15/17

Yesterday was still cold, but only around -23C. Got over to Parker, and saw/heard some signs of life. Heard at least one nuthatch, and at least one chickadee. Also saw some mouse tracks that looked fairly fresh.

Today it is supposed to warm up to -5C or so. Went to the Red river, and saw evidence of rodent activity, and heard a bird or two. It's hard to discern some tracks - dogs and deer moving through deep snow leave similar types of tracks. There may have been some deer tracks in the bush along the river, but I don't know for sure. There are certainly deer around. A couple of years ago, in mid-winter, saw some deer running along the far bank of the river (200m?). My dog saw them too, and I was afraid he would chase them, but he didn't. The closest we got to a deer was at Parker, when there was one in a wetland meadow. He saw it, and kind of chased it, but when it ran into the main bush he just stopped and watched it.

Posted on January 15, 2017 05:36 PM by mamestraconfigurata