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Moose (Alces alces)Observer
mchapmanDescription
Maybe? Pellet size and description are consistent w. moose winter pellets from "Mammal Tracks & Sign", by Mark Elbroch, p. 526. A lone bull moose was briefly a resident of the Santa Fe ski area last winter. (https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/ski-santa-fe-moose-no-longer-on-the-loose/)
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Red-berried Elder (Sambucus racemosa)Observer
mchapmanDescription
(ID suggested by iNat.)
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Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)Observer
mchapmanDescription
First one I've seen in the neighborhood.
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Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea)Observer
mchapmanDescription
Placeholder ID suggested by iNaturalist.
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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)Observer
mchapmanDescription
ID is a guess based on the tail tips and the "tuft" at the back of the head.
I had thought this was the northern parula from the earlier observation, since it was perched in almost the exact same spot.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)Observer
mchapmanDescription
Not sure of ID. Yellow on throat and just in front of wings.
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Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)Observer
mchapmanDescription
Maybe a white-tailed deer? But the tail looks pretty thin / rope-like.
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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)Observer
mchapmanDescription
Swimming southwest across the lake, near Mackinaw Bay
