Wildlife Diary: Vertebrates

Mammals

Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus

Northern Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris

Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes

California Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi

Birds

Mallard (male/female pair)
Anas platyrhynchos

Wood Duck (male)
Aix sponsa

Wood Duck (female)
Aix sponsa

Wood Duck (male)
Aix sponsa

Long-tailed Duck (female)
Clangula hyemalis

Canada Goose
Branta canadensis

Greylag Goose
Anser anser

Black Swan
Cygnus atratus

Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator

Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus

White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis

Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus

Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater

Common Raven
Corvus corax

Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani

Snowy Egret
Egretta thula

Green Heron
Butorides virescens

Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis

Amphibians

Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans

Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans

Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans

Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens

Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris

Grey Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus

Unidentified Toad
Either an American or Fowler's Toad

Reptiles

Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis