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Mammals (Class Mammalia)Observer
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Not sure what these bones are from. Last week there was a dead toad in the entrance to one of the nests. This week everything was gone, except these bones. There is a hole nearby that looks like some dog or something was trying to dig its way into the burrows.
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Human (Homo sapiens)Observer
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Sergio said these were too deep in the mud to be a desert cottontail. My book said the points were indicative of cottontail. I remember that these tracks were very deep in the mud. I've seen both around. He said bobcats are nearby if there are jackrabbits. Yeah!
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Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)Observer
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Racoons were not on the list of animals found here a few years ago and I have never seen one so I wonder if it is something else less common. I wonder if it is a small racoon because the stride is 10" which according to my book is on the absolute short side of a racoon stride.
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Squirrels (Family Sciuridae)Observer
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many tracks in mud. Sergio said maybe a rock squirrel probably not a red squirrel because of location.
Hind tracks are 1.5' long and .75 wide. 3'25" trail width. 6" stride length. strange becasue there are only four toes, never five like I see in other Rock Squirrel tracks for their back prints. The mud was soft enough it could have picked it up. could they have been doing handstands on the shore?
