Authors: James C. Halfpenny, Todd Telander
ISBN-13: 9780762712410, ISBN-10: 0762712414
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Date Published: June 2001
Edition: Second
Winner of the 1999 National Outdoor Books Award! See those animal signs on the trail? Was that footprint left by a fox or a wolf? Was that pile of droppings deposited by a moose, a mouse, or a marten? Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains will help you determine which mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have passed your way and could still be nearby. Clearly written descriptions and illustrations of scats, tracks, and gait patterns will help you recognize seventy Rocky Mountain species. An identification key, a glossary of tracking terms, and detailed instructions on how to document your finds are also included here. Easy-to-use scat and track measurements appear on each page, making this book especially field friendly and letting you know if a white tailed ptarmigan, a red fox, or even a black bear has been your way. (4 1/4 X 7, 176 pages, illustrations)
Introduction | v | |
About tracking | vii | |
Field notes and preserving tracks | vii | |
Scats and bird pellets | x | |
Anatomy and footprint nomenclature | xiii | |
Track measurements | xiii | |
Averages | xv | |
Gaits and trails | xv | |
Trail measurements | xix | |
Glossary of terms | xx | |
How to use Scats and Tracks | xxv | |
Illustrations | xxv | |
How to use the track accounts | xxvi | |
Visual key to tracks | xxviii | |
Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains | ||
Canids: Wolves and their relatives | 2 | |
Felids: Mountain lions and their relatives | 10 | |
Lagomorphs: Rabbits and their relatives | 16 | |
Procyonids: Raccoons and their relatives | 24 | |
Mustelids: Weasels and their relatives | 28 | |
Ursids: Bears | 46 | |
Rodents | 50 | |
Insectivores: Shrews | 80 | |
Ungulates: Deer, sheep, and their relatives | 82 | |
Avians: Birds | 100 | |
Amphibians: Newt, salamanders, toads, and frogs | 130 | |
Reptiles: Lizards, turtles, and snakes | 138 | |
Selected reading | 142 | |
Index | 143 | |
About the author | 145 | |
About the illustrator | 145 |