Animal Identification. Compiled by Lindsay Magill March 2017

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1 Animal Identification Compiled by Lindsay Magill March 2017

2 Birds Pigeon/Dove Passerine Corvid (Passerine) Hummingbird (Caprimulgiformes) Other Caprimulgiformes Bird of Prey Wading/Shorebird Woodpecker Game bird Waterfowl Aquatic bird Non-natives

3 Mammals Size (Full grown, nose to tail tip) Under 8 inches long Between 8 and 12 inches long Between 12 and 20 inches long Between 20 and 30 inches long Between 30 and 40 inches long 40 inches or longer

4 Birds

5 Mourning Dove Pigeon/Dove Band-tailed Pigeon

6 Passerine Dark-eyed Junco Most common birds: Sparrows Finches Wrens Chickadees Blackbirds House Finch Red-winged Blackbird Bushtit Bewick s Wren

7 Corvid (Passerine) Western Scrub-jay Steller s Jay American Crow Common Raven

8 Hummingbird (Caprimulgiformes) Anna s Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird

9 Other Caprimulgiformes Swifts Poorwills Nighthawks Chimney Swift Common Nighthawk

10 Bird of Prey Owls Vultures Hawks Falcons Turkey Vulture American Kestrel Red-tailed Hawk Northern Saw-whet Owl

11 Wading/Shorebird Killdeer Bitterns Herons Egrets Rails Plovers Sandpipers Phalaropes Black-necked Stilt Virginia Rail Western Sandpiper Green Heron

12 Williamson s Sapsucker Woodpecker Northern Flicker Acorn Woodpecker

13 California Quail Game bird Turkeys Quail Grouse Pheasants Wild Turkey Sharp-tailed Grouse

14 Waterfowl Ducks Geese Swans Common Merganser Canvasback Tundra Swan

15 Aquatic bird Pelicans Cormorants Grebes Loons Brown Pelican Common Loon Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe

16 European Starling Rock Pigeon House Sparrow NON-NATIVES Eurasian Collared-Dove Starlings Rock Pigeons Eurasion Collared-Doves House Sparrows

17 Mammals

18 Under 8 inches long Bat Shrew Mole Mouse Pika

19 Between 8 and 12 inches long Chipmunk Squirrel Rat Gopher Rabbit Mountain Beaver Vole Weasel

20 Between 12 and 20 inches long Cottontail Jackrabbit Marmot Woodrat Weasel Skunk

21 Between 20 and 30 inches long Marten/Fisher Badger Fox Nutria Ringtail Raccoon Muskrat

22 Between 30 and 40 inches long Wolverine Otter Beaver Bobcat/Lynx Fox Coyote Porcupine Opossum

23 40 inches or longer Wolf Bear Cougar Deer

24 Bat

25 Shrew Elongated, pointy snout Uniform color Long tails

26 Mole Very large, broad, webbed forefeet Hairless, pointed snout Tiny, concealed eyes

27 Mouse Large ears and eyes Tail the same length as body

28 Pika Relative of rabbit No external tail Round ears

29 Chipmunk Facial markings present

30 Squirrel May have thin or fluffy tail No facial markings

31 Rat Kangaroo Rats Invasive Norway rats & black rats

32 Gopher Large front claws Prominent incisors Bald tail

33 Rabbit Brush or Pygmy rabbits Elongated ears Short tail

34 Mountain Beaver No tail Small, black eyes White spot at base of each ear

35 Vole Very small eyes and ears

36 Elongated body Weasel (8-12 in.)

37 Cottontail Eastern or Mountain cottontails Elongated ears Short tail

38 Jackrabbit Large rabbit species Extremely elongated, thin ears

39 Marmot Largest squirrel species Short, bushy tail Stripes above nose

40 Woodrat Large, naked ears Long, lightly-furred tail

41 Weasel (12-20 in.) Long-tailed weasel or mink

42 Skunk Distinctly black and white

43 Large weasel Marten/Fisher

44 Badger Striped face White stripe along spine

45 Fox (20-30 in.) Kit Fox Smallest canid Black-tipped tail

46 Nutria Invasive Naked tail Semi-aquatic

47 Ringtail Relative of raccoon Distinct black and white rings on tail

48 Raccoon Black face mask Black and white rings on tail

49 Muskrat Large rodent Vertically-flattened, rudder-like tail

50 Wolverine Largest weasel species Bear-like

51 Otter Long, thick rudder tail Small ears

52 Beaver Wide, flat tail Large, webbed feet

53 Bobcat/Lynx Bobcat Brown Black & white striped bobbed tail Compact body Canada Lynx Gray Significantly longer rear limbs than front Larger, lankier body

54 Fox (30-40 in.) Red Fox Larger Red fur with black paws White-tipped tail Gray Fox Brown/gray fur Black-tipped tail Larger than Kit Fox

55 Coyote Black-tipped tail that nearly touches ground Narrow nose and snout Relatively large ears

56 Distinct quills Porcupine

57 Opossum White face Black, thin ears Bald rat tail

58 Wolf Significantly larger than coyote Wide nose and snout Relatively small ears May be a variety of colors

59 Bear

60 Cougar

61 Deer Mule Deer, also known as Black-tailed Deer

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