Broad Meadow Brook (1/21)

Last Sunday I made a trip out to Broad Meadow Brook for a hike. I started at the Dunkirk entrance and was immediately greeted by the chatter of a flock of Goldfinches. The birds were picking thru the catkins of a small tree looking for seeds. Unfortunately there wasn't much else to see. I hiked for about two hours and only found a few birds. A couple of Blue Jays along the fringes of the powerlines. A Downy Woodpecker in the woods. A flock of Mallards on the brook. That was about it.
I did find some cool tracks though. I noticed a trail that looked like it had been made by a Eastern Cottontail. Nearby was a pair of tracks that I'm reasonably sure are Coyote. A general way to tell Coyote from domestic dog tracks is the general shape. Coyote tracks are oval while dogs tend to be circular. Also, only the front two nails tend to show on Coyote tracks. Using these criteria, it certainly looks good to me.
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