Journal Entry #7
Date: 10/25/17
Locality: CCNP (Cedar Canyon Nature Park)
Directions: From Southern Utah University (300-430 W 200 S, Cedar City, Utah 84720), head east on W 200 S/Thunderbird Way toward S 100 W, continue to follow W 200 S, then turn and go East onto E 200 S and stop at the second stop going up the canyon
Habitat: Base of a mountain (mildly steep slope), flora included low shrubs (roughly 4 ft. and pines (roughly 15 ft., grasses no more than 2 ft. tall, etc.), grass and shrubs were spread scarcely, not too dense
Fellow observers: Only myself via camera trap
Time of day: 9:55 PM
Amount: Roughly 5 minutes looking at the camera trap picture
Wind: Beaufort scale, 1
Temperature: 54 F
Sky conditions and precipitation: Clear, 0 percent chance
Elevation: About 5,900 ft.
Species list: Only deer were observed, no other species observed
I looked through the camera trap pictures what were in CCNP and noted observations pertaining solely of deer. There were two deer observed - possibly a mother and her offspring. Given the time of year and day, I suspect deer are more active in the early morning and late evening. Perhaps this is to avoid contact with other mammals (a.k.a. humans). It must also be noted that this journal entry is created on 10/25/17, however, the observations were made from the camera trap on .09/20/17.
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