ghosttooth's Identifications
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Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)Observer
garth_harwoodDescription
Volcano-style hills with soil falling equally on all sides, not fan-shaped as with Gophers.
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Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)Observer
ollertonDescription
Striped skunk moving backward, right to left, in a defensive posture.
@jim_carretta
@beartracker
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Hares and Rabbits (Family Leporidae)Observer
garth_harwoodDescription
Note faint chevron of fur impressions in the heelpad area. Very close to an equally fresh rabbit trail (see last image.)
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Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)Observer
cougarmagicDescription
Scat was dense, with fine rodent or rabbit fur, no large bone fragments. No grass or seeds. Light scraping of soil underneath.
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Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)Observer
cassasauresrexDescription
Adult AND juvenile mountain lion tracks going to and from the river!
Earth Native tracking trip at BBNP
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Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)Observer
jim_carrettaDescription
ID for the smaller tracks. Larger tracks are raccoon.
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Western Spotted Skunk (Spilogale gracilis)Observer
jim_carrettaDescription
Medium confidence. Not the clearest track, but I think sufficient detail is here. Two proximal pads are visible. Five, stubby digits, spaced close together, claw marks visible. Right front? @beartracker @ollerton
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Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)Observer
jim_carrettaDescription
All 4 feet are visible, arranged in a compact, trapezoidal pattern. Tracks were only a few feet away from wire fence, facing directly away from wire and post fence. We thought initially cat jumped fence and landed compactly here. But the toes of the front tracks are not splayed, so perhaps it was merely crouched here. Nothing at the site indicated it had to have come from the other side of the fence. We failed to check fence top for hairs.
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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)Observer
eliloftisDescription
Property owners are seeing an increase in black bear activity after clearing a portion of the nearby development.
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Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)Observer
micah_gDescription
Seen while deer hunting, Looks to be a young cat considering stride and track size. Seemed to be lightly bleeding, photo #2 shows blood on left side next to track and we saw this a few times.
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Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)Observer
jim_carrettaDescription
Knife = 10 cm (4 in)
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North American Toads (Genus Anaxyrus)Observer
jim_carrettaDescription
Knife = 10 cm (4 in)
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