Camera located in the watershed E of Watershed 5, Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Nantahala National Forest. Overstory includes Carya spp., Acer rubrum, and Quercus velutina. Open woods with understory dominated by New York Fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis). Note that the time stamp is Eastern Standard Time.
Camera placed along Stewart Trail in Watershed 27 at Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Nantahala National Forest. Mixed mesophytic forest with understory of Rhododendron maximum. The Steward Trail is an old abandoned trail that is not used by the public.
Camera located at soil moisture plot 227 in Watershed 27, Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Nantahala National Forest. Watershed 27 is a reference watershed that has been undisturbed by humans since the early 1920s when it was logged. Overstory species include Quercus rubra, Magnolia fraseri, and Betula alleghaniensis. Understory includes Rhododendron maximum. Note that the camera angle was shifted by an Amercian Black Bear, so the detection distance afterwards was likely a bit lower.