Wednesday Monitoring of the Feeding Stations

I had signed up for the morning feeding station monitoring, but was running late. Kim, who is a dog walker in the neighborhood, readily stepped in and checked upper station, and put out Beggn' Strips but didn't see any tracks n snow.

I got there between 0830 and 0900 drove through the SFH, thinking that Toby would be easier to see against the snow. I investigated some unaccompanied paw prints, but they were spaced too far apart to be Toby. Food was gone from both feeding stations; the upper one had some small paw prints but mostly crows feet - the lower station was all crow. I put down hot dogs and looked for paw prints heading to running water I found some leading down to the center of the area but think they were fox. I walked behind all the townhouse backyards looking for prints going in and out of hiding places like under deck and steps and along the ridgeline.

I did not go down to the Rt7/Sycolin underpass, but I know Toby went through there on his initial route. I did see some hopeful paw prints in back of the townhouse along the area on the sightings but across the street from those that back to the field.

While it was very windy, which partially covered some fox/rabbit/dog?? tracks, it was warm enough that snow was melting and running out drainpipes, which he could have drunk without going down to the culverts.

Peggy stopped by on the spur of the moment around 2:30 this afternoon. All of the food/treats were gone from both stations. There were some small pawprints around the upper feeding station, but the lower feeding station seemed to have only bird's feet marks all around the station.

One of the neighbors who lives near the Baish Street station told me he saw small pawprints down near the rocks at the intersection of Route 7 and Sycolin Road. (Note: Toby was tracked having made his way through there by Sam and Salsa on 31 Jan.) I walked down there and saw a couple of sets of pawprints which appeared to be made by a dog or cat walking alone. I did see one set of bootprints too, and now mine are covering the area.

Since I was ill-prepared today, I ran over to Red, Hot & Blue and got some pork barbeque. I placed the pile of barbeque on the flat cement next to the red fire hydrant near the rocks at Sycolin and Route 7. I will check again for little Toby tomorrow afternoon after lunch.

Victor also I went by this afternoon and replaced the food at the upper station and drove up and the neighborhoods, but saw nothing.