fresh scat
-longer droppings
-multiple pieces
fruit skin
-fruit seeds/ pits
-meal looks well balanced
-largest piece about 4 inches in length
evidence of living thing
-wood rat nest?
made of dead wood + lengthy twigs
-hole entrance as big as my hand
The bush was in the grasslands near the trail. It was located near some isolated oak trees, however I couldn’t specify the kind of oak tree. The leaves of this flower had a fragrant smell when rubbed. The petals of the flower were a bright red.
We found this adult mouse and her 2-4 babies in a nest under the earth cover board at Pepperwood. She immediately covered the babies with her body when the cover board was lifted.