Watched them in the nest all season, and then the tree came down. Note tying down of Big Leaf Maple flower stalks and use of plastic tarp strands.
Cada pata marca una almohadilla grande y redondeada, con cuatro dedos, sin marca de garras.
Presencia de la especie en el área.
Distancia entre huellas alineadas: 47cm.
winter den
100 m away from what looked to be otter tracks. Also, there were stonefly nymphs about the same size aas the abdomen shown.
looks like someone sawed off the antlers (skeleton was not far from an infrequently used trail), so I’m guessing it was a young bull that died in summer or fall.
Watched them in the nest all season, and then the tree came down. Note tying down of Big Leaf Maple flower stalks and use of plastic tarp strands.
nest appeared very loose / unfinished / old, but I think this is characteristic for the species. Found 2m up in a very dense thicket. Bird observed returning to nest