We had a fantastic day today. The weather was great--I have no idea the temperature but it was nice and sunny. The snow is mostly melted so things are looking up.
We learned how to set and bait the traps and then we placed 100 traps (20 per person). We did the traps systematically in a grid pattern. Every 10 meters we would place a trap. We were instructed to think like a mouse--they run along things for protection instead of a straight line.
We really didn't see mammals today. I saw several birds--some type of raptor, a chickadee, downy woodpecker, a nuthatch, and a Canadian jay. We did see FROGS. I love frogs so I took lots of pictures and a video. Unfortunately some of the video didn't survive. :(
We check the traps tomorrow to see if we caught anything. They said that our odds are low for two reasons--our scent is fresh on it and the season is bad. Many of the small mammals are starving right now. If they're alive they will be happy to find our food. I plan to video things in case I trapped something. We will return the mammal and trap to the exact place we had it for territorial purposes.
I'm making this short because it is after 10:30 and I'm super-duper tired. I'm downloading pictures (slideshow again) and videos for you!
Enjoy!!!!!
Paige
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