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Castor de Montaña (Aplodontia rufa)Observ.
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Highest feeding sign ~4’ above ground.
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Comadrejas Y Parientes (Subfamilia Mustelinae)Observ.
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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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Pinzón Colorado (Haemorhous purpureus)Observ.
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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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Búho Sabanero (Asio flammeus)Observ.
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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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Águila Cabeza Blanca (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observ.
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Pellet. Beneath perch commonly used by bald eagles.
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Topo Pata Ancha (Scapanus latimanus)Observ.
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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.
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Verdugo Americano (Lanius ludovicianus)Observ.
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Common side blotched lizard clamped (not skewered) between thorns of palo verde 4’ above ground.
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Lagartija Norteña de Mancha Lateral (Uta stansburiana ssp. elegans)Observ.
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Ardillas Y Parientes (Familia Sciuridae)Observ.
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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.