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2017 Small Mammal Inventory

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2017 Small Mammal Inventory

September 28, 2017

Kendall Norcott shares results from summer small mammal surveys in Miller Creek.

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Miller Creek Small Mammal Inventory

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I conducted surveys for small mammals this summer in a new section of MPG that forms part of the watershed for Miller Creek.

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I ran 180 meter long trap lines, that consisted of 20 Sherman live traps, at sites in similar habitats, but at different elevations

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Voles were a group of special interest during this year’s sampling.

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Wet habitats are a good place to find voles.

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Most voles in this region are almost impossible to identify to species using external features alone. I therefore used differences in dentition and skull morphology to determine the species of trapped individuals.

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Two juvenile Deer Mice were trapped together while out foraging.

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Deer Mice were the most abundant small mammal within the areas I trapped. Voles were also a common capture.

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Though surveys confirmed two new vole species on the property, future sampling in the denser forests and wetter drainages of the Davis- Miller- Woodchuck area may reveal even more small mammal species.

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