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Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)

Observer

rlrich3

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Pacific Jumping Mouse (Zapus trinotatus)

Observer

rholmes925

Date

September 27, 2024 02:52 PM PDT

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Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

March 2024

Description

Pellet. Found on a log beneath a perch along river.

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Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)

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shainaf

Description

Seems large enough for a wolf, but could probably still be a large dog

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Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

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alisong26

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Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

Observer

rholmes925

Description

skull

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

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lefebvremax

Date

September 20, 2024 12:12 PM MST

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Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)

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michaelvoeltz

Date

April 21, 2024 05:23 PM PDT

Description

Tracks present atop sediment

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Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)

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thompsonmark23

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Columbian Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus ssp. columbianus)

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billrod9

Date

July 1, 2024 09:54 AM PDT

Description

First fawn at this location this year

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Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

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jonathanpoppele

Date

October 15, 2023 02:55 PM CDT

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Coypu (Myocastor coypus)

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veltkamp

Date

September 17, 2024 10:47 AM PDT

Description

Scat

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Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

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thunefeld

Date

September 16, 2024 03:50 PM EDT

Description

Tracks. First image shows hallux.

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American Herring Gull (Larus argentatus ssp. smithsonianus)

Observer

thunefeld

Date

September 16, 2024 03:49 PM EDT

Description

Tracks

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American Badger (Taxidea taxus)

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maxallen

Date

August 2024

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Sonoma Tree Vole (Arborimus pomo)

Observer

rcallas

Date

August 2023

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Red Tree Vole (Arborimus longicaudus)

Observer

pelagicvole

Description

This is probably one of my most regrettable (yet amazing) experiences based on a lack of knowledge at the time and the idea that I wouldn’t have found an uncommon animal. Red tree voles are very important to me.

Unfortunately this is the only photo I took.

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Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus)

Observer

sambiology

Date

October 4, 2020 11:43 AM CDT

Description

Second day of the tracking course evaluations -- didn't do too well on the exam, but I had such a blast learning and discovering the art of tracking!

https://www.earthnativeschool.com/wildlife-track-and-sign-certificati

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Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa)

Observer

nmill23

Date

October 16, 2023 09:16 AM PDT

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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

Observer

lleis1967

Date

August 30, 2024 05:42 PM CDT

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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

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jenny_feick

Date

August 30, 2024 02:15 PM MDT

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Western Jumping Mouse (Zapus princeps)

Observer

rlrich3

Description

With two vole tracks to right. The JM tracks show a stronger front-hind disparity than the vole, and these were the only set of tracks in a tight bounding group in this mud patch.

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Lettered Olive (Oliva sayana)

Observer

susanhewitt

Date

December 16, 2016 08:30 AM EST

Description

Two olives making tracks.

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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

Observer

ken_mateik

Date

August 2024

Description

While driving around northern Napa County early one evening, I spotted this Black Bear just ambling across a hillside, and I was able to snap a couple of good photos before he headed into a nearby Chamise patch. It appeared to be a 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 year old male Black Bear of about 150 pounds or so. Private Property - No Public Access.

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Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)

Observer

jonahevans

Date

August 4, 2008 05:18 PM CDT

Description

Tracks seen at the Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area while teaching a tracking workshop to Texas Parks and Wildlife Biologists. First county record as far as we know.

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Coast Mole (Scapanus orarius)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

August 2024

Description

Thanks to @isabelgb, @thompsonmark23, and @sage_ray for contributing to understanding of this unique mole HUMERUS. This paper offers helpful confirmation: https://kb.osu.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/f9ee1dc4-2aac-54b3-adec-d5e174bbc3eb/content

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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

August 2024

Description

Found alone about 20 feet from pond edge, in soft mud. If it was an otter scat, there would be more liquid binding, there would likely be several pieces, and there would be tracks/drags around it. GBH is the only bird that regularly eats crayfish and could produce a pellet of this size.

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American Mink (Neogale vison)

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liamragan

Date

June 5, 2022 05:18 PM PDT

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American Mink (Neogale vison)

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owlice

Date

August 6, 2023 08:22 PM EDT

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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

Observer

wildmare64

Date

August 22, 2024 06:05 PM PDT

Description

on secured dumpster, SFSC Sierra Nevada Field Campus; my hand span is 7"

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Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)

Observer

josephlitke

Date

August 2024

Place

Private

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American Beaver (Castor canadensis)

Observer

josephlitke

Date

August 20, 2024 10:07 AM MDT

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Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos ssp. horribilis)

Observer

josephlitke

Date

August 2024

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Observer

donendicott

Date

July 6, 2024 12:12 PM PDT

Description

Harassed by two American Crows while flying over Union Bay. Viewed from southwest section of trail starting from UW Center for Urban Horticulture.

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Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

August 2024

Description

While in mating posture with male clasping her head, the female uses her ovipositor to scratch a slit in cattail leaves, where she then deposits her eggs. These marks are extensive throughout the cattails.

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Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

August 2024

Description

Width of metatarsal pad is greater than 50mm, so likely a male

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American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

August 2024

Description

Right front (1st photo) and left front

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American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

August 2024

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Wapiti (Cervus canadensis)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

August 2024

Description

From left to right across top: 2 humeri, 1 femur, 2 tibia. Rib below.

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Llamas and Guanacos (Genus Lama)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

August 2024

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Short-tailed Weasel (Mustela richardsonii)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

August 2024

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Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)

Observer

jonathanpoppele

Date

August 10, 2024 05:15 PM CDT

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Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)

Observer

camerondeckert

Date

August 14, 2024 04:17 PM MST

Description

Juv

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Eastern Black Bear (Ursus americanus ssp. americanus)

Observer

sammyisafuzzydog

Date

August 2024

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American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)

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rholmes925

Date

August 6, 2024 04:32 PM PDT

Description

about 5 feet above water, midway up a 10 foot rocky cliff / wall.

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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

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camerondeckert

Date

June 22, 2010 07:36 AM HST

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Mokomoko (Lizards) (Suborder Sauria)

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jamesld

Date

July 31, 2024 08:19 PM PDT

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Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)

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josephlitke

Date

August 7, 2024 01:42 PM MDT

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Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)

Observer

beartracker

Date

August 6, 2024 06:41 PM PDT

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African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

Observer

bharger00

Date

August 8, 2024 01:06 PM SAST

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Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

Description

banded on left leg but unable to see any numbers, been hiding out since yesterday’s storm

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North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

Observer

pelagicvole

Date

June 26, 2024 10:04 AM PDT

Description

1000th Observation 🎉
One of the best species of all time

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Landfowl (Order Galliformes)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

July 2024

Description

Skull, keel, coracoid, and two long bones present. IDing as robin based on size, but I welcome alternative considerations. @lizardking

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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

July 2024

Description

Wings broken off, some primaries and scattered. Alums and some primary coverts present. One secondary with a broken quill tip. Feather end damage hints towards a mammal as predator, but wing split and lack of any body feathers or other parts (except for really neat sclerotic rings!) suggests it may have been killed and carried away by a bird.

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Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

July 2024

Description

Predation by sharp-shinned hawk. Witnessed. Major wing feathers plucked, contour feathers fell in puffs, and the hawk flew off with the body.

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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Date

July 27, 2024 02:23 PM EDT

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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

Observer

peterbarto

Date

May 13, 2021 06:25 PM PDT

Description

Bear in an oak tree. Probably dispersing young male from Sonoma County. Found bear scat on a trail in Olema Valley back in April.

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Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)

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mark_duchene

Date

June 25, 2024 06:17 AM CDT

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kzoebel

Date

June 10, 2024 09:23 AM CDT

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Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos ssp. horribilis)

Observer

maxallen

Date

July 2024

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Barred Owl (Strix varia)

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firecraftnw

Date

February 7, 2024 01:43 PM PST

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Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Observer

firecraftnw

Date

December 30, 2022 03:07 PM PST

Description

A case could be made for Barred Owl at this location, but it would be on the extreme large end of the track length. GHO seems more likely.

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Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

Date

August 22, 2018 03:44 PM PDT

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Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

Date

August 7, 2018 10:30 AM PDT

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Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

Observer

torontoraptor

Date

July 17, 2024 12:20 PM CDT

Description

Fronts have 4 toes registering and rears have 5. Tail drag visible.

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Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

July 2024

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Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

July 2024

Description

The color and patterning are a great fit for ruffed grouse secondary, but I am struck by the fact that this a full inch longer than I’d expect for a feather of that type.

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Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

July 2024

Description

While the metatarsal pad is prominent (as is more commonly seen in turkeys), there is no hallux showing in these tracks. There is good texture showing on the pads in the semi-firm mud, but the toe margins are smooth sided (not bulbous), and each foot shows some proximal webbing between toes 3 and 4.

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Arctic Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus parryii)

Observer

lisasg

Date

July 11, 2024 02:10 PM AKDT

Description

Tracks from one of the “Sikik” (Arctic Ground Squirrel) living in the riprap along the beach in Nome.

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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

July 2024

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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Observer

rlrich3

Date

July 2024

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Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris)

Observer

garth_harwood

Date

June 24, 2024 06:55 AM PDT

Description

Jumping up onto a log. Last image is from an individual jumping down from the same log.

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Granulate Ambrosia Beetle (Xylosandrus crassiusculus)

Observer

botanylicious

Date

July 7, 2024 03:33 PM EDT

Description

Protrusions from sweetgum tree

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Groundhog (Marmota monax)

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thunefeld

Date

July 7, 2024 01:34 PM EDT

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swbirder

Date

February 29, 2020 12:48 PM PST

Description

Endophyte? Host Fouquieria splendens

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North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

Observer

caraleigh

Date

July 23, 2016 04:13 PM PDT

Description

~2 month old baby. Mother was in same tree (a willow).

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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

Observer

garth_harwood

Date

June 17, 2024 10:55 AM PDT

Description

Scat and urine patch from a juvenile Bear, accompanied by tracks (last photos.)

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Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)

Observer

carlos_rodrigues

Date

March 2015

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Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)

Observer

thunefeld

Date

July 4, 2024 07:44 AM EDT

Description

Tracks

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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

Observer

garth_harwood

Date

June 16, 2024 12:30 PM PDT

Description

Last fall's scat composed entirely of tough fibers. Cambium feeding sign?
Other Bear sign abundant in immediate area including much fresher, more typical scats.

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Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)

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garth_harwood

Date

June 15, 2024 04:14 PM PDT

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Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)

Observer

scottylofland

Date

June 2024

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Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)

Observer

ospr3y

Date

June 14, 2024 11:38 AM CDT

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Common Raven (Corvus corax)

Observer

jshunn

Date

June 24, 2024 09:45 AM CDT

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Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)

Date

May 24, 2024 02:56 PM PDT

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New World Vultures (Family Cathartidae)

Observer

kzoebel

Date

June 17, 2024 10:20 AM CDT

Description

Tracks made with droppings. A large number of droppings where they were eating several dead catfish. Lots of feathers from Turkey Vultures, but no way to tell if there were any Black Vultures there or not.

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Ant-eating Spiders (Genus Euryopis)

Observer

zitserm

Date

June 2024

Description

Egg mass on a dead Prunus serotina branch

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Ant-eating Spiders (Genus Euryopis)

Observer

zitserm

Date

June 2024

Description

Cocoon on a dead Prunus serotina branch

Similar to Brown recluse egg mass:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/41273

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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Observer

niskyadk

Date

April 27, 2010

Description

I saw these red fox pups at a den along the railroad tracks in the Shinnecock Hills Preserve.

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North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

Observer

marklarson1

Date

June 19, 2024 04:29 PM PDT

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Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)

Observer

lizardking

Date

June 19, 2024 03:20 PM EDT

Description

Such a perfectly corvid bill shape, I think this is the only option. Will double check size later. I have never encountered something I confidently could say is fish crow in person and rarely online. Very excited to double check this when home.
Vertebra and cranium found a few feet away. Unsure if vertebra is associated by cranium almost certainly is.

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American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)

Observer

joy_wangmq

Date

June 5, 2024 11:25 AM EDT

Description

with confirmed sighting of the bird
Walking

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Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

Observer

nateharvey

Date

August 15, 2013

Place

putney, vt (Google, OSM)

Description

Scat on mound, tail drag through middle, front and hind tracks on the left. There were 4 of these mounds along the riverbank at 15-20 yard intervals.

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Long-tailed Weasel (Neogale frenata)

Observer

gulo_gulo

Date

June 9, 2024 09:56 AM PDT

Description

Under hwy 1 bridge

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Case-bearing Leaf Beetles (Subfamily Cryptocephalinae)

Observer

kzoebel

Date

June 8, 2024 10:18 AM CDT

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North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

Observer

thunefeld

Date

June 1, 2024 08:45 AM MDT

Description

Tracks

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Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus)

Observer

thunefeld

Date

June 1, 2024 11:59 AM MDT

Description

Tracks

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California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii)

Observer

garth_harwood

Date

May 2024

Description

Fresh tracks and hopping trail in fine silt.

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California Quail (Callipepla californica)

Observer

garth_harwood

Date

May 21, 2024 07:53 AM PDT

Description

Fresh tracks in fine silt.

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Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)

Observer

rholmes925

Date

May 2024