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    A Field Guide to Tracking Mammals in the Northeast

    by Linda J. Spielman


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    • ISBN-13: 9781682680643
    • Publisher: Countryman Press, The
    • Publication date: 07/04/2017
    • Pages: 192
    • Sales rank: 182,450
    • Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

    Linda Spielman is an environmental educator and leading expert in animal tracking, having studied it for more than 25 years. She coordinates the Ithaca chapter of Keeping Track, Inc. and leads the Ithaca Tracking Club, conducting tracking workshops and outings for trackers of all skill levels. She lives with her partner and dog in upstate New York.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction 9

    1 Insectivores 29

    Northern Short-Tailed, Smoky, Masked Shrew 29

    2 Canines 35

    Domestic Dog 35

    Eastern Coyote 39

    Red Fox 43

    Gray Fox 49

    3 Felines 55

    Mouse Cat 55

    Bobcat 59

    4 Mustelids 65

    Fisher 65

    American Marten 69

    Short-Tailed, Long-Tailed Weasel 73

    Mink 77

    River Otter 81

    5 Bear, Raccoon, Opossum, Skunk 87

    Black Bear 87

    Raccoon 93

    Opossum 96

    Striped Skunk 99

    6 Ungulates 105

    White-Tailed Deer 105

    Moose 111

    7 Rodents 115

    Eastern Chipmunk 115

    Woodchuck 121

    Gray Squirrel 125

    Red Squirrel 128

    Northern, Southern Flying Squirrel 132

    North American Beaver 137

    Marsh Rice Rat 140

    White-Footed, Deer Mouse 143

    Meadow, Southern Red-Backed Vole 147

    Muskrat 150

    Norway Rat 154

    Meadow, Woodland Jumping Mouse 157

    North American Porcupine 161

    8 Lagomorphs 167

    Cottontail Rabbit 167

    Snowshoe Hare 173

    Glossary 179

    Acknowledgments 185

    Additional Resources 186

    Index 187

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    The ultimate resource for mammal trackers
    As more people come to value the natural world and venture into wildlife areas, a reference to help identify the animals who call these places home has never been more useful. A Field Guide to Tracking Mammals in the Northeast gives you all the details necessary for following animals large and small—from chipmunks and woodchucks to bobcats and black bears. Meticulously drawn illustrations and informative discussions provide the user with an array of tools for identification unmatched in any other tracking book.
    This guide also includes thorough discussions of distinguishing features, illustrations of scat, notes on other signs and habitat, measurements for tracks and gaits, and diagrams of characteristic gaits. Lightweight, portable, and comprehensive, this book is an ideal tool for trackers at all levels.

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