Jan 6-7 Otter survey

Taos got about a foot of snow on Jan. 4th. I looked for tracks on the snowy banks of the Rio Grande on Jan 6, from the rim south of the high bridge using my scope. I did not see any fresh otter tracks. On the 7th I went to the Wild Rivers area near Cerro and scoped from the rim, at La Junta, Bear Crossing, and at Sheep Crossing.  Again I saw no fresh otter tracks. The snow was knee deep, and snowshoes would have helped.