{"id":37150,"date":"2025-03-19T15:24:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T19:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/?post_type=program-blog&#038;p=37150"},"modified":"2025-08-06T12:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T16:39:39","slug":"river-otter-at-the-farm","status":"publish","type":"program-blog","link":"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/es\/farmscape-ecology-blog\/river-otter-at-the-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Una nutria de r\u00edo en el rancho"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trp_language_switcher_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"trp-language-switcher trp-language-switcher-container\" data-no-translation >\n    <div class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-current-language\">\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-disabled-language trp-ls-disabled-language\" title=\"Spanish\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\">\n\t\t\t ES\t\t<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-language\">\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-disabled-language trp-ls-disabled-language\"  title=\"Spanish\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\">\n\t\t\t ES\t\t<\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program-blog\/37150#TRPLINKPROCESSED\" title=\"English\">\n             EN        <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <script type=\"application\/javascript\">\n        \/\/ need to have the same with set from JS on both divs. Otherwise it can push stuff around in HTML\n        var trp_ls_shortcodes = document.querySelectorAll('.trp_language_switcher_shortcode .trp-language-switcher');\n        if ( trp_ls_shortcodes.length > 0) {\n            \/\/ get the last language switcher added\n            var trp_el = trp_ls_shortcodes[trp_ls_shortcodes.length - 1];\n\n            var trp_shortcode_language_item = trp_el.querySelector( '.trp-ls-shortcode-language' )\n            \/\/ set width\n            var trp_ls_shortcode_width                                               = trp_shortcode_language_item.offsetWidth + 16;\n            trp_shortcode_language_item.style.width                                  = trp_ls_shortcode_width + 'px';\n            trp_el.querySelector( '.trp-ls-shortcode-current-language' ).style.width = trp_ls_shortcode_width + 'px';\n\n            \/\/ We're putting this on display: none after we have its width.\n            trp_shortcode_language_item.style.display = 'none';\n        }\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leer en Espa\u00f1ol<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, March 3<sup>rd <\/sup>I was in the field taking in early signs of spring and adding items to my to do list. Native Meadow mowing. Three Northern Harriers soaring in the wind, one of them an adult male. A nice look at a Golden-crowned Kinglet. I walked by the Esopus Creek to see if there were any waterfowl when I saw movement at the side of a fallen branch, half submerged into the Esopus Creek. It took me a minute to realize that it was a River Otter! With a long dark body, the otter was busy taking strong bites of a large fish. After a few moments, the otter slipped underwater, poked its head above the water, making just they eyes, nose, and ears visible, then swam down the creek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the morning of Wednesday, March 5<sup>th<\/sup> I was in the field adding more items to the spring to do list and had to make a stop near the irrigation pond. As I walked around the path to the pond, there was the otter again! This time sitting on the thin ice layer that remained over two thirds of the pond. The otter was laying down on the edge of the ice, occasionally sliding into the water, moving from one spot to another. As I crept closer, I noticed there were two piles of fish remains that the otter was swimming back and forth to.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" data-id=\"37167\" src=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-6.jpg 750w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-6-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-6-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">River Otter&#8217;s bodies are highly flexible, and their fur appears glossy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"763\" data-id=\"37169\" src=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-7-edited-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-7-edited-rotated.jpg 572w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-7-edited-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-7-edited-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Submerged in water.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" data-id=\"37170\" src=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-8-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-8-rotated.jpg 750w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-8-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-8-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The River Otter laying on the ice sheet at the pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"754\" data-id=\"37173\" src=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Fish-Remains-3-edited-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Fish-Remains-3-edited-rotated.jpg 566w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Fish-Remains-3-edited-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Fish-Remains-3-edited-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Remains from the meal &#8211; plenty of fish at the irrigation pond. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-id=\"37174\" src=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-Fish-Remains-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-Fish-Remains-2-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-Fish-Remains-2-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-Fish-Remains-2-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The otter kept swimming back and forth between two piles of fish. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North American River Otters (<em>Lontra canadensis<\/em>) are semiaquatic mammals and members of the weasel family. They have muscular bodies, thick tapered tails, and webbed feet, all great for swimming. Their thick whiskers are used for sensing prey in mud and finding their way around murky water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">River Otter diet primarily includes fish, but they will opportunistically feed on amphibians, crustaceans, juvenile turtles, or other aquatic invertebrates available. They tend to leave fish scales, shells and any remains of their meals in piles \u2013 much like the fish remains the otter left at the irrigation pond. Otters may be found in rivers, lakes, ponds, small streams, marshes and other inland wetlands. Much of their range and habitat overlaps with beavers and they often rely on the burrows of beaver and other mammals for their dens. It was no surprise that this otter was seen at the Esopus Creek and at the irrigation pond a few steps away from the creek \u2013 there is high beaver and muskrat activity in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" data-id=\"37175\" src=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-1-1-400x250.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-1-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-id=\"37176\" src=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-2-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-2-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-2-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-4-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-4-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-4-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The River Otter after swimming back and forth between piles of fish. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to European settlement in what is now New York state, river otters and many other fur bearing mammals were abundant in the landscape. Throughout the years, unregulated harvest, habitat destruction, and water pollution led to a large decline in their populations, specifically in the western and central region. The New York River Otter Project in the 1990\u2019s was created to restore populations in these regions by live-trapping otters in the Adirondacks and Catskills and releasing them in target areas. This project has created positive results. Now, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) continues to monitor river otter populations across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the populations of river otters in our area have stayed relatively healthy, it is not every day that one gets to see one in the wild. Winter can be a time for planning, data entry, and rest. Encountering the otter at the farm on a cloudy winter day was a nice reminder that whether we pay attention or not, wildlife is using the farm landscape year-round.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-5-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-5-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hvfarmhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-05-Otter-5-1-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">North American River Otter laying on a thin ice sheet at the farm&#8217;s irrigation pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Resources: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dec.ny.gov\/nature\/animals-fish-plants\/river-otter\">https:\/\/dec.ny.gov\/nature\/animals-fish-plants\/river-otter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extapps.dec.ny.gov\/docs\/administration_pdf\/otter1213.pdf\">https:\/\/extapps.dec.ny.gov\/docs\/administration_pdf\/otter1213.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reid, F. 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