THE FAUNA OF GASTINEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL:
A Scientific Study by the Scientists in Ms. Watts' 5th Grade Classroom
A Scientific Study by the Scientists in Ms. Watts' 5th Grade Classroom
FIELD SURVEY/SITE CHECK
Field Survey/Site Check #5: April 8, 2016
Images and Videos captured from 1/18/16- 4/8/16
Images and Videos captured from 1/18/16- 4/8/16
Icy trail conditions over the months of February and March made it challenging to make it safely to our field sites. Thus, our site visits were delayed... Luckily, winter didn't stop our Gastineau neighbors from visiting the areas where our trail cameras are located! See below for information on each of our three field sites:
FIELD SITE #1: RIPARIAN FOREST AREA
TRAIL CAMERA 1:
Our riparian forest trail camera captured 28 images during this survey period (Please Note: the time stamp is still incorrect). Visitors included a snowshoe hare, red squirrel, canines, a few unknown camera triggers, and a return visit from our Sitka black-tailed deer family. Here are some of the highlights:
|
Red Squirrel Visitors (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus):
-- Can you spot it?
Red Squirrel Visitors (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus):
-- Can you spot it?
Feline Visitor (Felis catus)
Porcupine Visitors (Erethizon dorsaum)
Porcupine Visitors (Erethizon dorsaum)
Sitka Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis)
FIELD SITE #2: UPLAND FOREST AREA
TRAIL CAMERA 2
Our trail camera captured 272 images at our Upland Forest Area field site during this survey period. A very active porcupine, along with our snowshoe hare friend, were responsible for many of our camera triggers. However, we also had visits by several red squirrel, canines, a cat, a few avian neighbors, and a few unknown camera triggers. Here are some of the highlights:
|
Sitka Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis)
Snowshoe Hare Visitors (Lepus americanus):
Canine Visitors (Canis lupus familiaris):
Canine Visitors (Canis lupus familiaris):
Porcupine Visitors (Erethizon dorsaum)
Red Squirrel Visitors (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus):
Feline Visitor (Felis catus)
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
FIELD SITE #3: MUSKEG/MEADOW
TRAIL CAMERA 3
Human Visitors (Homo sapiens)
Canine pals (Canis lupus familiaris):
Sitka Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis)
Sitka Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis)