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American marten
Martes americana
44.8012, -68.7778
Field Notes
Description:
A member of the Mustelidae family, related to weasels and otters; about two feet long from nose to tail, dark brown.
Habitat:
Older forests of the northern United States and Canada.
Notes:
I've spent years in this little patch of forest, yet never saw one of these guys until I placed a camera trap on an animal trail. Though perhaps that's a comment on my powers of observation rather than the martens' stealth.
A lovely description in "Canoe Country Wildlife: A Field Guide to the North Woods and Boundary Waters" by Mark Stensaas:
http://books.google.com/books?id=vsDwic8-8gQC&pg=PA10&dq=pine+marten&hl…
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