Carrizo Plain
Hey everyone, First of all thanks for having me. I was really excited to see a group like this. I enjoy all wildlife but my favorite is mammals by far! I bought the field guide to
Botta’s Pocket Gopher site in Southern California
Interstate 5 connects San Francisco to L.A., so visiting naturalists may well end up on it. If so, one stop is worth noting. There’s a rest area in Lebec, an hour before Bake
Lesser Long-nosed Bat site in Arizona
Not that this is new news but to verify what has been indicated before, Lesser Long-nosed Bats are currently easy to see in Madera Canyon, Southeastern Arizona. (This is as of Augu
Ribbon Seal in Washington
http://www.chinookobserver.com/co/life/20160818/rare-arctic-ribbon-seal-observed-near-surfside I’d be interested to see if anyone chases it, successfully or otherwise. The ne
Notes from Vancouver Island
I came here on vacation with my girlfriend in mid-July, mostly the Victoria/Saanich area, but also one foray up to Mount Washington. It wasn’t really a mammal-watching trip,
Yellow Bellied Marmot .. Not as cute as I thought
Nick Waterstraat was lucky enough to observe this rare – and bloodthirsty – Marmot behaviour in California. Fascinating. Jon
Yellowstone Report – May 2016
We spent a week in Yellowstone in mid May and had a great time. Of our 9 trips so far this one was likely the best. The bears were everywhere, we saw our first Long-tai
Arizona Bats
Well, the bats are certainly back at our place here north of Tucson. Here is what was waiting for us after a trip to Yellowstone a few weeks back: I count about 20 Pallid bat
Woodchucks Galore!
Andrew Block asked me to report the following Woodchuck plague – sounds pretty impressive! It appears to have been a bumper year for rodents big and small out east. Jon Yes
And another California Report
This time from Vladimir Dinets, who teamed up with Venkat Sankar last weekend. They saw some nice stuff. California Weekend, 2016: Vladimir Dinets, 1 week & some nice specie