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February 22, 2010

Hunting hawk leaves tracks at Litzsinger

We all have seen a variety of animal tracks in the snow over the past several weeks. Thank goodness the Glass House Quiz from the February newsletter gave us a head start on identifying what tracks belong to whom.

Last week we were fortunate enough to see some unusual tracks here at LREC. Anne noticed our resident red-shouldered hawk diving along the hillside near the Glass House. Later that afternoon, she guided us out for a spectacular show in the snow:

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Several marks were left as the hawk hunted for prey.


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With two final wing tracks, the mouse tracks come to an abrupt end...


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A closer look at the wing tracks in the snow.

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Posted by Danelle Haake on February 22, 2010 2:51 PM

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