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That's a good point Dave. The droppings are "dry" but they aren't
weathered. Also, they are obviously of different food types. Perhaps
the bed is more recent or close to current. I didn't assume bears use
the same bed nightly once they are fully out of hibernation, but
actually know nothing about that.
Another possibility: there was a winter clear cut not very far away.
Perhaps the bear was forced to make a late-winter or early spring move
& wasn't able to find the greatest location. Regardless, it's still
present in the area.
Rick.
On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 4:02 PM, David & Alison Webster
<dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:
> Hi Rick, May 5, 2012
> I know very little about bears but that dung looks relatively unweathered
> suggesting aged less than 2 months.
> Yt, DW, Kentville
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Whitman"
> <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com>
> To: "naturens" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 6:00 PM
> Subject: [NatureNS] A Bear Story
>
>
>> I have a bear story & I'm hoping that Paul MacDonald & anyone else who
>> knows something about this will comment. Today Bernard Forsythe & I
>> were travelling thru some woods, well off trail. Purely by chance I
>> came upon a Black Bear bed. This was just a nicely rounded hollow in
>> the ground in a very well-drained piece of pure deciduous woods.
>> Bernard pointed out it would be almost wind-free. The only reason I
>> found this bed was that there were 7 separate piles of bear poop on 2
>> sides of the bed, all within 2 m of the actual bed, and some 1 m. He
>> didn't go very far to take a dump ! Mainly due to this, Bernard & I
>> both suspected that this was a winter bed ("den"), despite the
>> complete lack of cover. Is this possible ?
>>
>> I have photos of the bed, the poop, and a track from the nearest woods
>> road. The sticks around the bed are as they were. The bed is between
>> them, actually.
>>
>>
>> http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Mammals/17300243_qb7fkF#!i=1828951828&k=8b6SwSh
>>
>> Rick Whitman
>>
>>
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