Wildlife Tracking Journal

📋 What You'll Need

• •Notebook and pencil
• •Phone for photos (optional)
• •Field guide or bird ID app (optional)

👣 Step by Step

1. 1Pick a spot near water — a dock, park, trail, or your backyard.
2. 2Sit quietly for 5 minutes and let wildlife come back after you arrive.
3. 3Write down every animal you see or hear — bird, fish, mammal, reptile, insect.
4. 4Note the time, weather, and what the animal was doing (feeding, flying, resting).
5. 5Look for tracks in mud or sand and sketch or photograph them.
6. 6Visit the same spot at a different time of day and compare what you see.

🔍 What to Observe

• •Which animals showed up first after you sat quietly?
• •Did you see more wildlife in the morning or afternoon?
• •Were there any animals you heard but didn't see?