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Common Raven (Corvus corax)Observer
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Found under perch where ravens were frequenting. Fish bones, mammal bones, insects, and detritus.
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Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Family Anatidae)Observer
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Photo 3 shows alongside likely goose feather it was tied up with.
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Crows and Ravens (Genus Corvus)Observer
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Found under perch where crows were frequenting. Fish scales.
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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)Observer
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Found under perch where kestrels were frequenting. Small mammal fur.
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Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris)Observer
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Large area and thousands of individual plant stems pulled up by the roots. A few areas, possibly organized similar to a haystack. All in nearby vicinity of burrow systems.
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Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris)Observer
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Very ragged cuts
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Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Family Anatidae)Observer
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Mallard sized tracks. Bill marks from feeding when shallow water was present.
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Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa)Observer
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Highest feeding sign ~4’ above ground.
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Weasels (Subfamily Mustelinae)Observer
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Sheared feathers. Shear line at different distances from attachment points (multiple small shearing bites?). Brain and top of skull eaten. Meat delicately picked off keel bone.
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Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)Observer
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Cutting the base of the flower from the petiole. Presumably feeding on nectar or embryo at the base of the flower. Thousands of cut flower beneath the tree. Seem to focus on many flowers in single clusters.
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Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)Observer
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Pellet. Many dozens found in open on ground (ground perching) along dikes. ASFL common here in winter.
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
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Pellet. Beneath perch commonly used by bald eagles.
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Townsend's Chipmunk (Neotamias townsendii)Observer
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Witnessed
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Columbian Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus ssp. columbianus)Observer
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Broad-footed Mole (Scapanus latimanus)Observer
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Tunnels vary in depth from half-round to fully underground, with some retaining a slight roof of grass and veg only. Three tunnels within ~1/4 acre, all ending in large throw mound seen in photo 4. No latrines or grass clippings seen in tunnels.
