Santa Barbara Tracker Certification 11/11/2018
I conducted a Track and Sign Certification in the Santa Barbara Area from November 10-11, 2018 for the Wilderness Youth Project.
We saw the tracks of 27 species, including 15 mammals, 8 birds, 1 herps, 2 invertebrates, and marks of a branch blowing in the wind. We spent the first day at the Freemont Trail where we found tracks of gray fox, mountain lion, black bear and many other species. Day 2 was spent on the beach at Coal Oil Point where we found beautiful tracks of striped skunk, black-bellied plover, and bobcats. See the photos below.
A big thanks to Dan Fontaine for organizing this certification. I also want to thank Erica Harris and Maya Shoemaker for helping out.
Mountain Lion Tracks
Black Bear Tracks
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Western Gray Squirrel Tracks
Deer Tracks
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Gray Fox Tracks
Gray Fox Scat
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Woodreat Nest
Jerusalem Cricket Tracks
Woodrat Scat
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Roadrunner Tracks
Woodpecker Sign
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Black Rat Tracks
Opossum Tracks
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Striped Skunk Tracks
Striped Skunk Dig
Bobcat Jump
Dog Gallop
Bobcat Jump
Raccoon Tracks
Canada Goose Tracks
Horned Lark/Pipit Tracks
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Great Blue Heron Tracks
Goose Scat
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