Scat club is a casual gathering place for track, sign, and naturalist interpretation in the Columbia River Gorge, and beyond. Our goal is to share knowledge and make the mystery of the natural world more visible.
A well scavenger Black Tail Deer, likely taken by a Puma, and scavenged thoroughly within a day.Bobcat prowling in the snowa 5 whirl almost microscopic terrestrial mulusk endemic to the Columbia Gorge.A Bobcat moving along the muddy trail.An Elk leg found at a Black Bear scavenge site.A old but mighty Puma scatBlack bear clawsPlucked Red Tail Hawk feathers likley a prey item for a Great Horned Owl.Big Horn Sheep graze in the Eastern watershed of the ColumbiaA Bald Eagle intimidates a Crow off a fresh Douglas Tree Squirrel stashed in the tree’s limbsCoyote was munching on a furry treatBanana Slug scat!A female Western Blue Bird enjoys the sliver of Oak habitat that stretches North and South along the Eastern Edge of the Cascades.A beautifully lit gallery of a Spruce BeetleEarth Worm scat!The skull of a Elk found at a Black Bear scavenge site.A sleepy Sagebrush LizzardA kill sight of a Siera Red Fox was found under this cathedral.Drag marks follow this Black-tailed deer moving uphill in the snow.A heard of Elk are seen by thier white rumps in along this creek.A walking Crow exploring the beach.Salmon trophic cycle and beaver sign along a river bed.Look Closely! A Cascade Torrent Salamander. Mummified remains of a young American Badger washed ashore.This Beaver has good taste in scat spots with a view. An Owl left these singular tracks. Likley a Great Horned Owl hunting a rodent in the night. Or perhaps mistaking that stick for a snake.River Otter tracks lead to a faveorite rub and dig site.