Scats and Tracks

If you live in the US, or you are planning a trip here, be sure to pick up a Scats and Tracks guide (published by Falcon Guide) for your region of the country before going on your next hike. If you are like me, you never see any actual wildlife during your foray into the natural world. Scats and Tracks solves this problem. Now you can look for animal "footprints" and poop instead! These little books, covering 70 species apiece, fit easily inside a backpack. My only complaint is that I would prefer to have color photographs of the animals, rather than black and white line drawings, on the off-chance that I actually spot some real live wildlife!