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 #7: May 20, 2015
Images and Videos captured from 5/10/15 - 5/20/15
Images and Videos captured from 5/10/15 - 5/20/15
Thanks to many generous donations through the DonorsChoose.org organization, we were able to purchase a new trail camera and continue with our field study. Although we had to shift the location of our field sites, each location remained true to our original site requirements, allowing us to maintain a field site within each habitat-type.
FIELD SITE #1: DISTURBED AREA
TRAIL CAMERA 1:
Canine Visitors (Canis lupus familiaris):
Sitka Black-tailed Deer Visitors (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis):
FIELD SITE #2: FOREST AREA
TRAIL CAMERA 2
Red Squirrel Visitor (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus):
Porcupine (Erethizon dorsaum)
Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus)
Sitka Black-tailed Deer Visitors (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis):
FIELD SITE #3: MUSKEG/MEADOW
TRAIL CAMERA 3
A fly-by by one of our avian visitors (species unidentified):
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Varied Thrush (Lxoreus naevius)