Last Stolte Drive?

Red Breasted Nuthatch





I drove Stolte Rd yesterday looking for tracks and the northern hawk owl that visited last year. It was not around but who knows, it might return. The tracks on the road were surprising! A pack or three coyotes were hunting along the road all the way to Dueholm. No wolf tracks were seen. With the number of coyotes I wonder if the wolf pair is spending time elsewhere. They seemed to be moving along at a leisurely pace. While snowshoeing later in the day Sandi and I found a wintering hole of either a fox of coyote. A camera trap is planned to identify the owner. This morning's storm may put an end to leisurely driving on Stolte since it is not plowed north of the Dueholm overlook.
Dale