Species of Note: Sandhill Crane, Greater Yellowlegs, Great Egret.
Species List: Hot water pond: Sandhill crane, raccoon, muskrat, red-legged frog, greater yellowlegs, unknown bird species, killdeer, great egrets, common merganser, mallard duck, muskrat, nutria.
Location: DISR: Hot water pond, 12:35pm to 1:45p,
This was an incredible day of tracking for me in that I really brain patterned on Sandhill Crane, Great Egret and Greater Yellowlegs. They have been journaled and compared in my animal journals.
Duck tracks for sure, 2-5/8"L. Possible mallard or merganser tracks.
Sand Hill Crane tracks. 4-1/4"L. You can also see a dot for a hallux. Nice webbing.
Greater yellowlegs 1-1/2"L. I need to do more research in comparing these tracks also with snipe tracks.
Great egret. webbing between toes 3 and 4.
Above two photos are great egret tracks. The toes are a bit narrower than a Great blue heron. Also it appears that toe one is more in line with toe 3 versus in the GrBH.
Other Observations:
Coyote tracks and detail in mud.
Muskrat tracks and possible den where the tracks lead.
Incredible red-legged front tracks and pic of a front. Need to study this a bit more and Journal.
Nutria tracks and gait.
Greater yellow legs droppings.
Cow tracks and pee marks.
Weather: Clear Skies, cooler than days before.