Mineral Creek Bog

6/3/09 12:30 pm - 3:30pm
Sunny with a few High-level clouds; about 62 with a light breeze.

Plants:
Muskeg
Peat Moss
Chocolate Lilly
Crow Berries
Low Bush Cranberries
Fire Weed
Bog Blue Berries
Bog Rosemary
Narcissus Flowered Anemone
Licopodieum
Alaska Violet
Western Butter Cup
Sundew
Tufted Clubrush
Cotton Grass
Red Alder
Nagoon Berry
Willow
False Lilly Of The Valley
Corn Lilly

Insects:
Moth
Fly
Bee
Mosquito
Spider

Birds:
Robin
Magpie
We heard a duck.
Bird tracks.

Mammals:
Tunnels, which are evidence of mice & voles.
The head of a Vole.
Canine tracks. Possibly coyote, but could just be a large dog.
Humans left trash, as well as tire tracks.


Today was a beautiful day to be out exploring. I had a lot of fun identifying the plants. The amount of life in the bog is fascinating. What bothered me was seeing trash left behind & tire tracks. Some people are so careless & stupid. I honestly don't understand how driving through a bog could be entertaining. Also how hard is it to dispose of trash properly?

I just looked up canine tracks & don't think we saw coyote tracks, unless it was a large coyote. I think it was a large dog, possibly wolf but I'm not sure if we have any wolves in the area.

The bird tracks may have been magpie, but I'm not sure. There was a magpie "hopping" around; there was also a robin.

I do wish we could have done more walking & spent more time looking around. I really enjoyed this field trip.