A walk in the woods after a snow fall is a great time to look for tracks and learn a little about the wildlife that are also walking in that woods with you. The chance of you actually seeing these critters may be slim, but finding their tracks is easy. It just takes slowing down the pace a little and spending some time looking and pondering. We identify some of the most common tracks in our woods and look to see what these fellow inhabitants are up to in the woods today. We identify Opossum (Didelphis marsupiales), Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), Whitetail Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) and Cat (Felis domestica).
Oak Haven is a 60-acre private woodland in Southwestern Ohio near Cincinnati. Jim and Julie Varick both have degrees in Botany and over thirty years of experience in managing natural areas. They enjoy sharing their enthusiasm for the natural world and would like to build relationships with like-minded people to share knowledge and resources.
