ollerton's Identifications
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Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)Observer
hog_whispererDescription
Muskrat tracks walking down the trail at Kehoe. Not a common observation in this area. Could use more ID’s.
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Squirrels (Family Sciuridae)Observer
thompsonmark23Description
Numerous digs and burrows. Streamside in sandy as well as rocky soil. Usually around the structure of boulders or root masses. No scats found outside burrows.
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American Badger (Taxidea taxus)Observer
thompsonmark23Description
Entrance ~ 25 cm wide. Gray fox or coyote? Rocky soil. No claw marks on sides. Descends steeply at greater than 45 degrees. In bank of small dry wash.
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Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)Observer
herpsearch13Description
Can anyone I’d this they are on my deck railing often this is 2 different examples
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Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)Observer
thunefeldDescription
Direct register trot
TW 2
Stride 3.5
FWIW: BPG sign was abundant.
New photo added from @ollerton in first position. See image with long claws - now image 4
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Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)Observer
jim_carrettaDescription
It was the only track of this morphology found in the area. Dirt trail through thick chaparral. Not what I consider classic jackrabbit habitat, but the morphology and size seems consistent. Added a distribution map from Tremor et al. 2017 (SD County Mammal Atlas).
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Desert Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys deserti)Observer
thunefeldDescription
Wide Paddle tracks. Slow hop with tail drag.
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American Ground Mantises (Genus Litaneutria)Observer
thunefeldDescription
Verified. Praying Mantis verified tracks moving up in the frame. We I watched this praying mantis make this trail Borrego Landfill dunes Nov 20 - 2023. The final photo was taken by Dick Chadwick showing the mantis making the trail. The tracks are washed out in this final image, but the body drag is evident.
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Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)Observer
thunefeldDescription
First impression: grackle or thrasher. Many tracks In a weedy dune sand environment, where we would expect Meadowlark. No water for miles makes great tailed grackle unlikely here in the Sonoran desert. Appeared to have been a flock, which is more fitting of Meadowlark than thrasher. All gaits were a walk… no running. Poppele and Elbroch compare Meadowlark tracks to Thrasher, magpie and grackle.
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Plovers and Lapwings (Family Charadriidae)Observer
thunefeldDescription
<1”. On the beach dunes at Imperial Beach. Semi-palmated or snowy. Is there a way to tell the difference with 99% certainty? Sign: Tracks
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Snowy Plover (Anarhynchus nivosus)Observer
jim_carrettaDescription
Verified Tracks. Bird that made them shown.
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