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Hi Veronica. We live half a block from the Halifax Shopping Centre with
no water close by. A couple of people have suggested Short-tailed
Weasel (Ermine). However, there is a furrow on each side going from
footprint to footrprint. This is possibly a tail mark in which case the
tracks could be going one way and then back again which would suggest a
cat. We may never know for sure.
Thanks for checking for me
Don
Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
On 2/11/2018 2:55 PM, Veronica Horsman wrote:
> Hi Don,
>
> That's a tough one. Referring to Winter Nature Notes for Nova Scotians
> by Merritt Gibson and taking into account your measurements, the
> closest thing would be an otter (though other weasel types have that
> side-by-side track pattern). I suppose an otter could be in your area,
> depending on where in Halifax you live. Where there any plows through
> the snow, further down the line of tracks?
>
> -Veronica
>
> On 10 February 2018 at 21:40, Lois Codling
> <loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca <mailto:loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca>> wrote:
>
> If you'll send your photos, Don, I'll try to look it up in our
> Peterson's Field Guide to Animal Tracks.
> Lois Codling
>
>
> On 2/10/2018 9:15 AM, Don MacNeill wrote:
>> When I looked out this morning there were some animal tracks on
>> our back deck here in Halifax. I have taken some photos and
>> measurements.
>>
>> Footprints were about 30 cm apart and were matched side to side.
>> Distance between left and right was 7 cm. Size of the footprint
>> was about 11 cm.
>>
>> If anyone can help, I'll send the photos. My Nova Scotia
>> "Animal Signatures" pamphlet doesn't seem to help.
>>
>> Don
>> --
>> Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
>> <mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net>
>
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<font face="Calibri">Hi Veronica. We live half a block from the
Halifax Shopping Centre with no water close by. A couple of
people have suggested Short-tailed Weasel (Ermine). However, there
is a furrow on each side going from footprint to footrprint. This
is possibly a tail mark in which case the tracks could be going
one way and then back again which would suggest a cat. We may
never know for sure.<br>
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Thanks for checking for me<br>
<br>
Don<br>
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<div class="moz-signature">Don MacNeill
donmacneill@bellaliant.net</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/11/2018 2:55 PM, Veronica Horsman
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi Don,
<div><br>
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<div>That's a tough one. Referring to Winter Nature Notes for
Nova Scotians by Merritt Gibson and taking into account your
measurements, the closest thing would be an otter (though
other weasel types have that side-by-side track pattern). I
suppose an otter could be in your area, depending on where in
Halifax you live. Where there any plows through the snow,
further down the line of tracks?</div>
<div><br>
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<div>-Veronica</div>
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Codling <span dir="ltr"><<a
href="mailto:loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca</a>></span>
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<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> If you'll send your
photos, Don, I'll try to look it up in our Peterson's
Field Guide to Animal Tracks.<span class="HOEnZb"><font
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Lois Codling <br>
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<blockquote type="cite"> <font face="Calibri">When I
looked out this morning there were some animal
tracks on our back deck here in Halifax. I have
taken some photos and measurements.<br>
<br>
Footprints were about 30 cm apart and were matched
side to side. Distance between left and right was
7 cm. Size of the footprint was about 11 cm.<br>
<br>
If anyone can help, I'll send the photos. My Nova
Scotia "Animal Signatures" pamphlet doesn't seem
to help.<br>
<br>
Don<br>
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