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TABLE 2 <br />Number of Coyote tracks observed by habitat type <br />Date MS & MS/ <br />As S/F/As <br />- - R/MS <br />- As Total <br />Dec 17, 2007 11 4 15 <br />Dec 31, 2007 3 1 4 <br />Jan 18, 2008 9 6 2 2 19 <br />Jan 31, 2008 8 4 1 13 <br />Feb 16, 2008 11 3 1 15 <br />Feb 26, 2008 20 3 4 27 <br />Mar 15, 2008 20 6 4 1 31 <br />Apr 11, 2008 10 2 2 1 15 <br />Total 92 29 13 5 139 <br />Miles of <br />transect 221 24 18 8 271 <br />Average # <br />observed <br />per mile 0.42 1.21 0.72 0.63 0.51 <br />Percent of <br />observations <br />in each type 66% 21% 9% 4% <br />American marten - Data on Table 3 show marten tracks were observed in all habitat types, but <br />were most frequently observed areas where spruce/fir/aspen was the dominant habitat type. The <br />highest number of marten tracks coincided with highest numbers of red squirrel tracks which, <br />was to be expected were found in the Spruce-fir dominated area. A few were observed in aspen <br />stands, but only infrequently. This pattern of habitat use is very similar to what Monarch has <br />observed during winter track surveys on Grand Mesa Unpublished data). <br />As was expected highest average numbers of marten tracks per mile (0.79) were found in <br />Spruce-fir habitat. Most of these were observed along the Deep Creek drainage. Second highest <br />number of tracks observed per mile was in aspen habitat (0.38), but there were usually a few <br />12