Diario de jamiemsmith

Date: October 19,2017
Location: Outside of Beaver right of Birch Creek
Directions: Head North on I-15 from Cedar City. Take exit 110 in Beaver, Utah and head East. Wrap around to the North and take the first dirt road. Go East until you reach the Birch Creek restoration area.
Habitat: This is a riparian area. We were about 10 feet away from Birch Creek, an area we were actively restoring. The scratch mark was found on an aspen tree and it was found in an aspen stand.
Observers: Jamie Smith, Kalli Tyler, Stephanie Grischosky, Connor England
Time of Day: 5:30 pm
Amount of Time: 5 minutes
Wind: 1 on Beaufort scale
Temperature: 67 degrees Fahrenheit
Sky Condition: Partly Cloudy
Elevation: 6,000 feet
Species List: Bear
Comments: We were checking out the creek that we were restoring when our BLM wildlife biologist pointed out that the wildlife appears to like what we have done. We agreed that the scratches found on the aspen tree likely belonged to a bear, with the possibility of it also belonging to a cat of some sort.

Date: October 9, 201
Location: Near Mammoth Creek by Brian Head, Utah
Directions: Head East out of Cedar City, Utah up highway 14. Travel up the canyon about 17 miles and turn left towards Cedar Breaks. Travel until fork and turn left heading perpendicular to Brian Head. Head a few more miles down the road.
Habitat: The terrain was in the middle of a burn area from the Brian Head fire. The area was treated prior to the fire so the underbrush is minor. We found ourselves in a meadow type area when we came across the scat. It was a little more green in this area.
Observers: Jamie Smith, Lyndsay Rodriguez, Mariah Porter
Time of Day: 3:50 pm
Amount of Time: 5 minutes
Wind: 1 on Beaufort scale
Temperature: 39 degrees Fahrenheit
Sky Condition: Partly Cloudy
Elevation: 9,000 feet
Species List: Elk
Comments: I am fairly certain that this scat belongs to an elk. The way the scat clumped seemed like a positive sign to indicate that it is in fact elk scat.

Location: Off Main St. in Cedar City
Directions: Drive North on Main Street in Cedar City from 200 N. It was the on the West side of the road, near a construction sign. It was right outside the museum.
Habitat: Urban city area. Gravel road near public buildings.
Observers: Just myself
Time of Day: 10:10 AM
Amount of Time: 5 minutes
Wind: 1 on Beaufort scale
Temperature: 40 degrees Fahrenheit
Sky Condition: Partly Cloudy
Elevation: 6,300 feet
Species List: Mammal
Comments: The roadkill was in really good condition when I got there.

Date: September 18, 2017
Location: Near Mammoth Creek by Brian Head, Utah
Directions: Head East out of Cedar City, Utah up highway 14. Travel up the canyon about 17 miles and turn left towards Cedar Breaks. Travel until fork and turn left heading perpendicular to Brian Head. Head a few more miles down the road.
Habitat: The terrain was in the middle of a burn area from the Brian Head fire. The area was treated prior to the fire so the underbrush is minor. There was an intermediate spring shown in the area. It was surrounded by pine trees and quakies. The ground was muddy.
Observers: Jamie Smith, Lyndsay Rodriguez, Mariah Porter
Time of Day: 4:30pm
Amount of Time: 5 minutes
Wind: 1 on Beaufort scale
Temperature: 55 degrees Fahrenheit
Sky Condition: Partly Cloudy
Elevation: 9,000 feet
Species List: Mammal
Comments: I am uncertain of who this print belongs to. If I had to guess, it would be a mule deer or cattle. I didn't scat really close, just many of these prints in the mud.

Date: September 17, 2017
Location: Outside of Cedar Breaks National Monument
Directions: Head East out of Cedar City, Utah up highway 14. Travel up the canyon about 17 miles and turn left towards Cedar Breaks. About 2 miles up this road is an open field surrounded by trees.
Habitat: The terrain was mostly grasses and pine trees, each covering about 50% of the area. Few rocks on the ground. The slope was about 8%
Observers: Jamie Smith, Jessica Richardson, Jon Richardson, Becca Brown
Time of Day: 6:59pm
Amount of Time: 5 minutes
Wind: O on Beaufort scale
Temperature: 56 degrees Fahrenheit
Sky Condition: Partly Cloudy
Elevation: 9,000 feet
Species List: Mule Deer (4 in the group)
Comments: We spotted 4 Mule deer on the drive up to Cedar Breaks. They appeared to eating. We saw a total of about 20 deers, but the other were too far away to take a photo.

I was able to use iNaturalist for the first time as part of our class field trip. It was easy to learn and really exciting to know that I am joining a worldwide database of people with similar interests.
I was walking around the Cedar Canyon Nature Park outside of Cedar City, UT and I came across some mammal scat. It was in an area with small trees, sagebrush, and various grasses. It was a very hot day (mid 90s) and I didn't see any mammals out to provide any clues. I noticed the scat was round and fairly old because it was really dry and fading in color.
I'm excited to learn more information about this.