California
Check out Venkat Sankar and Nicole Haseley's fantastic report (and associated information) on 150 mammal species including Mountain Lion, Montane Shrew and Mojave Ground Squirrels
California Mammal Big Year & Site/ID Guides
Over 2024, Nicole Haseley and I did an “accidental” mammal big year across the US state of California. We saw 150 mammal species (~70% of the total in California) inclu
Carrizo Plain Overnight: Squirrels, squirrels
Carrizo Plain Overnight Squirrels, Squirrels, and More Squirrels! Carrizo Plain National Monument, Santa Margarita, CA | March 24th-25th, 2025 By minkprowl SPECIES *Giant Kangaroo
California or Steller’s Sea Lion?
Hi people, A long shot, but I just wonder… Is the big indivdual on the left a male California Sea Lion or a female Steller’s Sea Lion? And how can you tell the differen
Book Review: Guide to the Terrestrial Mammals of Southern California and the Eastern and Southern Sierra Nevada, by Brad Blood
Brad R. Blood’s new Guide to the Terrestrial Mammals of Southern California and the Eastern and Southern Sierra Nevada just arrived and it is an excellent resource for those
California Feb/March 2024
A productive week in California – Grey Whales, Northern Right Whale Dolphins, Pacific White-sided Dolphins, Grey and Kit Foxes, K-Rats and some fish!
Bobcats in California 2023 – Trip Report
In December of 2023, we led three different Bobcats of California photo tours. Two of these tours were private. One of these trips was our best yet, as we had fifteen different bob
California October 2023
A very enjoyable trip to the state with Badger, Bobcats, Bears and much more.
Updated information on finding some of Californnia’s Chipmunks
Back in 2015, before Venkat Sankar was a household name, he sent me this useful post. Likely written by him during an elementary school recess. Venkat just provided some updated in