Basic Illustrated Animal Tracks (Falcon Guides)

✍ Scribed by Jonathan Hanson, Roseann Hanson

• Publisher: Falcon Guides
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 113
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

For a generation, the Basic Illustrated series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Whether you're planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field, Basic Illustrated books tell you what you need to know. Use Basic Illustrated Animal Tracks to discover how to identify animal tracks, read other animal signs, make plaster casts and tracings, practice observation techniques, participate in conservation projects and more.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
Observation
Patience
Awareness
Getting Started
1 Tracking—Science or Art?
When to Track
Where to Track
How to Track
What Else to Consider
2 Identifying Tracks
Definitions
Tracks with Pads
Hooved Tracks
Other Tracks
Scat
Key to Tracks by Size and Shape
3 Animal Tracks
Birds (Aves)
Northern Bobwhite Quail
Ruffed Grouse
Greater Roadrunner
Great Blue Heron
Common Raven
Rodents (Rodentia)
Deer Mouse
Eastern Chipmunk
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Ord Kangaroo Rat
Beaver
Woodchuck
Porcupine
Skunks (Mephitidae)
Striped Skunk
Western Spotted Skunk
Mustelids (Mustelidae)
Longtail Weasel
Badger
Wolverine
Rabbits and Hares (Leporidae)
Eastern Cottontail
Blacktail Jackrabbit
Marsupials (Didelphidae)
Virginia Opossum
Procyonids (Procyonidae)
Raccoon
Ringtail
Dogs (Canidae)
Coyote
Gray Wolf
Gray Fox
Cats (Felidae)
Bobcat
Canada Lynx
Mountain Lion
Hoofed Animals (Tayassuidae, Cervidae, Antilocapridae)
Javelina
White-Tailed Deer
Elk
Moose
Pronghorn
Bears (Ursidae)
Black Bear
4 Other Animal Sign
Dirt Mounds, Holes, and Runways
Scrapings, Scratchings, Drillings, and Gnawings
5 Keeping Track of Your Tracks
Photography
Tracing
Plaster Casts
Soot Station
6 Conservation Projects
Appendix A: Basic Tracking Kit
Appendix B: Additional Resources
Books
Schools and Classes
Conservation Resources
Online Resources
About the Authors