joemdotrailcam's Journal

I am going to be keeping journals to keep track of whether or not my cameras capture any wildlife images and how long they were deployed.

1st deployments: 16 hours, no observations

Camera 1: March 9th, 2018 21:02- March 10th 13:54
Location:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/25%C2%B049'31.2%22N+80%C2%B026'25.4%22W/@25.8253226,-80.4579047,5172m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d25.8253237!4d-80.4403949
Notes:
No observations despite lots of tracks in this area. I was really disappointed but looking back I should've left this camera set up for more than just one night. My scent might've scared everything off.

Camera 2: March 9th, 2018 20:47-March 10th 12:33
Location:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/25%C2%B049'31.8%22N+80%C2%B026'29.0%22W/@25.8254906,-80.4589027,5172m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d25.8254916!4d-80.441393
Notes:
No observations here either. Probably not the best place for setup. Location is accurate within 10-20 meters

2nd deployments: ~100 hours, 8 observations/3 species (2 mammal species)

Camera 1: March 10th, 2018 16:45- March 14th, 2018 ~21:00
Location: Accurate within a few meters
https://www.google.com/maps/place/25%C2%B046'34.7%22N+80%C2%B025'12.9%22W/@25.7763085,-80.4377587,5174m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d25.7763097!4d-80.4202494
Species observed: Brown anole twice (sad, I know) and Racoon x2 (a dragonfly also set the camera off)
Notes: Both cameras within a few meters of each other. I placed this one near a tree that went down (probably the hurricane) and had a large root system where a mammal could be hiding. There was scat in the area.

Camera 2: March 10th, 2018 16:45- March 14th, 2018 ~21:00
Location: See link above (placed near Camera 1 facing a more open area in the hammock)
Species observed: Raccoon (2x at night, 1x during the day) & Gray fox (6:43pm around sunset)
Notes: The fox was a cool highlight, they're in the suburbs but I wouldn't have expected one this far west (do we have them in the Everglades?)