Help Identify A Weird Track??

[WestTNriverrat]

I would think you would see a tail swipe here or there if it was a reptile with how loose the ground seems to be. I could be wrong but I say goose.

 

[City Farmer Jim]

That is a possibility as there are not many 4 toed fowl around and by the shape it more than likely is.

 

[City Farmer Jim]

A young alligator could carry its tail high enough for no tail drag ...is there a defined trail of tracks ? If it is an alligator there should be tracks left and right spaces 8 to 12inches apart with a fairly visible trail.

 

[MysteryChicken]

A young alligator could carry its tail high enough for no tail drag ...is there a defined trail of tracks ? If it is an alligator there should be tracks left and right spaces 8 to 12inches apart with a fairly visible trail.

The road is a dirt road, & is pretty compact with rocks, so the best place to find tracks is on the side of the road. It would be pretty hard tell a good trail of tracks amongst all the rocks, & hard ground.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I would think you would see a tail swipe here or there if it was a reptile with how loose the ground seems to be. I could be wrong but I say goose.

Not all gator tracks have a tail swipe.

 

[City Farmer Jim]

I'm still leaning towards a bird, not sure an alligator would stand the cold and snow in Michigan...

 

[MysteryChicken]

I'm still leaning towards a bird, not sure an alligator would stand the cold and snow in Michigan...

This was reported on the news 2 years ago.
https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/alligators-stick-noses-through-ice-survive-winter
I found it fascinating.

 

[Ginmary]

Those alligators were in North Carolina. I've never heard of alligators in Michigan.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Those alligators were in North Carolina. I've never heard of alligators in Michigan.

I was using that as an example.
This was reported on the news last year, but we had couple of reports this year too.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/1872724001

 

[Homesteadermomma6382]

Are you near a zoo or seen a news broadcast about a missing gator? I'm going with bird. Could be geese or wild turkeys.