This week I started to prepare for our upcoming meso-mammal surveys by hiking around the property and looking for areas where our target mammals are most active. On the southern end of the property near the hay barn, I found armadillo, coyote, fox, bobcat, and raccoon tracks.
In addition to looking for tracks on my hikes this week, I also did some opportunistic herping and birding and saw this green tree frog and red-bellied woodpecker. 
At the end of the week, Georgina and I both helped move and work the cows in 4 corners. We were both able learn how to palpate cows to see if they are pregnant and learn how to tell how far along the pregnancy is.
