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Birds   back to top
Anseriformes Anatidae Anas americana (American Wigeon) 4
Anseriformes Anatidae Bucephala islandica (Barrow's Goldeneye) 2
Anseriformes Anatidae Anas discors (Blue-winged Teal) 2
Anseriformes Anatidae Branta bernicla (Brant) 2
Anseriformes Anatidae Bucephala albeola (Bufflehead) 2
Anseriformes Anatidae Branta canadensis (Canada Goose) 2
Anseriformes Anatidae Aythya valisineria (Canvasback) 2
Anseriformes Anatidae Anas cyanoptera (Cinnamon Teal) 1
Anseriformes Anatidae Bucephala clangula (Common Goldeneye) 2
Anseriformes Anatidae Anas penelope (Eurasian Wigeon) 1
Anseriformes Anatidae Anas strepera (Gadwall) 2
Anseriformes Anatidae Aythya marila (Greater Scaup) 2
Anseriformes Anatidae Anas crecca (Green-winged Teal) 1
Anseriformes Anatidae Aythya affinis (Lesser Scaup) 1
Anseriformes Anatidae Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) 4
Anseriformes Anatidae Anas acuta (Northern Pintail) 2
Anseriformes Anatidae Anas clypeata (Northern Shoveler) 2
Anseriformes Anatidae Aythya americana (Redhead) 1
Anseriformes Anatidae Aythya collaris (Ring-necked Duck) 2
Anseriformes Anatidae Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck) 1
Anseriformes Anatidae Aix sponsa (Wood Duck) 3
Apodiformes Trochilidae Calypte anna (Anna's Hummingbird) 3
Apodiformes Trochilidae Archilochus alexandri (Black-chinned Hummingbird) 3
Apodiformes Trochilidae Amazilia rutila (Cinnamon Hummingbird) 1
Apodiformes Trochilidae Calypte costae (Costa's Hummingbird) 2
Apodiformes Trochilidae Amazilia tzacatl (Rufous-tailed Hummingbird) 1
Charadriiformes Alcidae Aethia cristatella (Crested Auklet) 1
Charadriiformes Alcidae Aethia pusilla (Least Auklet) 2
Charadriiformes Alcidae Aethia psittacula (Parakeet Auklet) 2
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Arenaria melanocephala (Black Turnstone) 2
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Calidris alpina (Dunlin) 1
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Calidris minutilla (Least Sandpiper) 1
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Calidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper) 2
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Calidris ptilocnemis (Rock Sandpiper) 1
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres (Ruddy Turnstone) 1
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Calidris alba (Sanderling) 1
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Actitis macularius (Spotted Sandpiper) 2
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Aphriza virgata (Surfbird) 1
Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Calidris mauri (Western Sandpiper) 2
Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis (Cattle Egret) 1
Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Ardea herodias (Great Blue Heron) 3
Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Ardea alba (Great Egret) 1
Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Butorides virescens (Green Heron) 2
Ciconiiformes Cathartidae Cathartes aura (Turkey Vulture) 2
Falconiformes Accipitridae Busarellus nigricollis (Black-collared Hawk) 1
Falconiformes Accipitridae Buteogallus anthracinus (Common Black-Hawk) 1
Falconiformes Accipitridae Accipiter cooperii (Cooper's Hawk) 1
Falconiformes Accipitridae Buteo regalis (Ferruginous Hawk) 2
Falconiformes Accipitridae Aquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle) 2
Falconiformes Accipitridae Buteo nitidus (Gray Hawk) 1
Falconiformes Accipitridae Buteogallus urubitinga (Great Black-Hawk) 1
Falconiformes Accipitridae Accipiter gentilis (Northern Goshawk) 1
Falconiformes Accipitridae Buteo lineatus (Red-shouldered Hawk) 1
Falconiformes Accipitridae Buteo jamaicensis (Red-tailed Hawk) 2
Falconiformes Accipitridae Buteo lagopus (Rough-legged Hawk) 2
Falconiformes Accipitridae Buteo brachyurus (Short-tailed Hawk) 1
Falconiformes Accipitridae Buteo swainsoni (Swainson's Hawk) 2
Falconiformes Accipitridae Buteo albicaudatus (White-tailed Hawk) 1
Falconiformes Falconidae Caracara cheriway (Crested Caracara) 3
Galliformes Odontophoridae Callipepla gambelii (Gambel's Quail) 2
Galliformes Phasianidae Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse) 2
Passeriformes Bombycillidae Bombycilla cedrorum (Cedar Waxwing) 2
Passeriformes Cardinalidae Cardinalis cardinalis (Northern Cardinal) 2
Passeriformes Cardinalidae Cardinalis sinuatus (Pyrrhuloxia) 3
Passeriformes Corvidae Aphelocoma coerulescens (Florida Scrub-Jay) 1
Passeriformes Corvidae Aphelocoma ultramarina (Mexican Jay) 1
Passeriformes Corvidae Aphelocoma californica (Western Scrub-Jay) 1
Passeriformes Emberizidae Amphispiza bilineata (Black-throated Sparrow) 2
Passeriformes Emberizidae Arremonops rufivirgatus (Olive Sparrow) 1
Passeriformes Fringillidae Carduelis tristis (American Goldfinch) 4
Passeriformes Fringillidae Carpodacus cassinii (Cassin's Finch) 2
Passeriformes Fringillidae Carpodacus mexicanus (House Finch) 3
Passeriformes Fringillidae Carduelis psaltria (Lesser Goldfinch) 2
Passeriformes Fringillidae Carpodacus purpureus (Purple Finch) 2
Passeriformes Icteridae Agelaius phoeniceus (Red-winged Blackbird) 2
Passeriformes Paridae Baeolophus atricristatus (Black-crested Titmouse) 1
Passeriformes Paridae Baeolophus wollweberi (Bridled Titmouse) 1
Passeriformes Remizidae Auriparus flaviceps (Verdin) 2
Passeriformes Troglodytidae Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus (Cactus Wren) 2
Piciformes Picidae Campephilus guatemalensis (Pale-billed Woodpecker) 1
Piciformes Ramphastidae Aulacorhynchus prasinus (Emerald Toucanet) 1
Podicipediformes Podicipedidae Aechmophorus occidentalis (Western Grebe) 2
Psittaciformes Psittacidae Bolborhynchus lineola (Barred Parakeet) 2
Psittaciformes Psittacidae Amazona finschi (Lilac-crowned Parrot) 1
Psittaciformes Psittacidae Amazona farinosa (Mealy Parrot) 2
Psittaciformes Psittacidae Ara militaris (Military Macaw) 2
Psittaciformes Psittacidae Brotogeris jugularis (Orange-chinned Parakeet) 1
Psittaciformes Psittacidae Aratinga canicularis (Orange-fronted Parakeet) 1
Psittaciformes Psittacidae Amazona viridigenalis (Red-crowned Parrot) 2
Psittaciformes Psittacidae Amazona autumnalis (Red-lored Parrot) 2
Psittaciformes Psittacidae Ara macao (Scarlet Macaw) 2
Psittaciformes Psittacidae Amazona albifrons (White-fronted Parrot) 2
Psittaciformes Psittacidae Amazona ochrocephala (Yellow-crowned Parrot) 2
Psittaciformes Psittacidae Amazona oratrix (Yellow-headed Parrot) 2
Psittaciformes Psittacidae Amazona xantholora (Yellow-lored Parrot) 1
Psittaciformes Psittacidae Amazona auropalliata (Yellow-naped Parrot) 2
Strigiformes Strigidae Athene cunicularia (Burrowing Owl) 3
Strigiformes Strigidae Bubo virginianus (Great Horned Owl) 3
Strigiformes Strigidae Asio otus (Long-eared Owl) 2
Strigiformes Strigidae Bubo scandiacus (Snowy Owl) 3

Mammals   back to top
Artiodactyla Antilocapridae Antilocapra americana (Pronghorn) 3
Artiodactyla Bovidae Bison bison (American Bison) 5
Artiodactyla Bovidae Ovis canadensis (Bighorn Sheep) 3
Artiodactyla Bovidae Ovis dalli (Dall's Sheep) 3
Artiodactyla Bovidae Oreamnos americanus (Mountain Goat) 5
Artiodactyla Bovidae Ovibos moschatus (Muskox) 3
Artiodactyla Cervidae Rangifer tarandus (Caribou) 4
Artiodactyla Cervidae Cervus elaphus (Elk) 5
Artiodactyla Cervidae Alces alces (Moose) 3
Artiodactyla Cervidae Odocoileus hemionus (Mule Deer) 3
Artiodactyla Cervidae Mazama americana (Red Brocket) 1
Artiodactyla Cervidae Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) 4
Artiodactyla Tayassuidae Pecari tajacu (Collared Peccary) 3
Artiodactyla Tayassuidae Tayassu pecari (White-lipped Peccary) 1
Carnivora Canidae Alopex lagopus (Arctic Fox) 2
Carnivora Canidae Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Common Gray Fox) 2
Carnivora Canidae Canis latrans (Coyote) 3
Carnivora Canidae Canis lupus (Gray Wolf) 2
Carnivora Canidae Urocyon littoralis (Island Gray Fox) 1
Carnivora Canidae Vulpes macrotis (Kit Fox) 3
Carnivora Canidae Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox) 4
Carnivora Canidae Canis rufus (Red Wolf) 2
Carnivora Canidae Vulpes velox (Swift Fox) 2
Carnivora Felidae Lynx rufus (Bobcat) 3
Carnivora Felidae Lynx canadensis (Canada Lynx) 1
Carnivora Felidae Puma concolor (Cougar) 3
Carnivora Felidae Panthera onca (Jaguar) 5
Carnivora Felidae Puma yaguarondi (Jaguarundi) 3
Carnivora Felidae Leopardus weidii (Margay) 3
Carnivora Felidae Leopardus pardalis (Ocelot) 2
Carnivora Mephitidae Spilogale putorius (Eastern Spotted Skunk) 2
Carnivora Mephitidae Mephitis mephitis (Striped Skunk) 5
Carnivora Mephitidae Spilogale gracilis (Western Spotted Skunk) 1
Carnivora Mustelidae Taxidea taxus (American Badger) 2
Carnivora Mustelidae Martes americana (American Marten) 1
Carnivora Mustelidae Mustela vison (American Mink) 1
Carnivora Mustelidae Mustela nigripes (Black-footed Ferret) 3
Carnivora Mustelidae Mustela erminea (Ermine) 1
Carnivora Mustelidae Martes pennanti (Fisher) 1
Carnivora Mustelidae Mustela nivalis (Least Weasel) 3
Carnivora Mustelidae Mustela frenata (Long-tailed Weasel) 1
Carnivora Mustelidae Lontra canadensis (Northern River Otter) 4
Carnivora Mustelidae Enhydra lutris (Sea Otter) 4
Carnivora Mustelidae Eira barbara (Tayra) 2
Carnivora Mustelidae Gulo gulo (Wolverine) 3
Carnivora Odobenidae Odobenus rosmarus (Walrus) 4
Carnivora Otariidae Zalophus californianus (California Sea Lion) 3
Carnivora Otariidae Arctocephalus townsendi (Guadalupe Fur Seal) 4
Carnivora Otariidae Callorhinus ursinus (Northern Fur Seal) 3
Carnivora Otariidae Eumetopias jubatus (Steller Sea Lion) 3
Carnivora Phocidae Erignathus barbatus (Bearded Seal) 1
Carnivora Phocidae Halichoerus grypus (Gray Seal) 2
Carnivora Phocidae Phoca vitulina (Harbor Seal) 5
Carnivora Phocidae Phoca groenlandica (Harp Seal) 2
Carnivora Phocidae Monachus schauinslandi (Hawaiian Monk Seal) 3
Carnivora Phocidae Cystophora cristata (Hooded Seal) 4
Carnivora Phocidae Mirounga angustirostris (Northern Elephant Seal) 3
Carnivora Phocidae Phoca fasciata (Ribbon Seal) 5
Carnivora Phocidae Phoca hispida (Ringed Seal) 1
Carnivora Phocidae Phoca largha (Spotted Seal) 3
Carnivora Procyonidae Bassariscus sumichrasti (Cacomistle) 2
Carnivora Procyonidae Procyon lotor (Northern Raccoon) 4
Carnivora Procyonidae Bassariscus astutus (Ringtail) 1
Carnivora Procyonidae Nasua narica (White-nosed Coati) 3
Carnivora Ursidae Ursus americanus (American Black Bear) 4
Carnivora Ursidae Ursus arctos (Brown Bear) 5
Carnivora Ursidae Ursus maritimus (Polar Bear) 4
Cetacea Balaenidae Balaena mysticetus (Bowhead Whale) 1
Cetacea Balaenidae Eubalaena glacialis (North Atlantic Right Whale) 3
Cetacea Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus (Blue Whale) 2
Cetacea Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera edeni (Bryde's Whale) 2
Cetacea Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera physalus (Fin Whale) 4
Cetacea Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale) 4
Cetacea Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Northern Minke Whale) 2
Cetacea Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera borealis (Sei Whale) 2
Cetacea Delphinidae Stenella frontalis (Atlantic Spotted Dolphin) 4
Cetacea Delphinidae Lagenorhynchus acutus (Atlantic White-sided Dolphin) 1
Cetacea Delphinidae Tursiops truncatus (Bottlenose Dolphin) 1
Cetacea Delphinidae Pseudorca crassidens (False Killer Whale) 3
Cetacea Delphinidae Orcinus orca (Killer Whale) 4
Cetacea Delphinidae Delphinus capensis (Long-beaked Common Dolphin) 3
Cetacea Delphinidae Globicephala melas (Long-finned Pilot Whale) 2
Cetacea Delphinidae Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (Pacific White-sided Dolphin) 1
Cetacea Delphinidae Stenella attenuata (Pantropical Spotted Dolphin) 2
Cetacea Delphinidae Grampus griseus (Risso's Dolphin) 3
Cetacea Delphinidae Delphinus delphis (Short-beaked Common Dolphin) 2
Cetacea Delphinidae Globicephala macrorhynchus (Short-finned Pilot Whale) 2
Cetacea Delphinidae Stenella longirostris (Spinner Dolphin) 3
Cetacea Delphinidae Stenella coeruleoalba (Striped Dolphin) 1
Cetacea Eschtrichtiidae Eschrichtius robustus (Gray Whale) 7
Cetacea Monodontidae Delphinapterus leucas (Beluga) 3
Cetacea Monodontidae Monodon monocerus (Narwhal) 2
Cetacea Phocoenidae Phocoenoides dalli (Dall's Porpoise) 3
Cetacea Physeteridae Physeter catodon (Sperm Whale) 3
Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Lasiurus cinereus (Hoary Bat) 1
Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Myotis lucifugus (Little Brown Bat) 2
Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Lasiurus borealis (Red Bat) 2
Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphis virginiana (Virginia Opossum) 2
Insectivora Soricidae Blarina brevicauda (Northern Short-tailed Shrew) 3
Lagomorpha Leporidae Lepus arcticus (Arctic Hare) 2
Lagomorpha Leporidae Lepus californicus (Black-tailed Jackrabbit) 2
Lagomorpha Leporidae Sylvilagus bachmani (Brush Rabbit) 1
Lagomorpha Leporidae Sylvilagus audubonii (Desert Cottontail) 2
Lagomorpha Leporidae Sylvilagus floridanus (Eastern Cottontail) 2
Lagomorpha Leporidae Sylvilagus palustris (Marsh Rabbit) 1
Lagomorpha Leporidae Sylvilagus transitionalis (New England Cottontail) 1
Lagomorpha Leporidae Lepus americanus (Snowshoe Hare) 3
Lagomorpha Leporidae Sylvilagus aquaticus (Swamp Rabbit) 2
Lagomorpha Leporidae Lepus townsendii (White-tailed Jackrabbit) 2
Lagomorpha Ochotonidae Ochotona princeps (American Pika) 2
Rodentia Castoridae Castor canadensis (American Beaver) 5
Rodentia Dipodidae Zapus hudsonius (Meadow Jumping Mouse) 1
Rodentia Erethizodontidae Erethizon dorsatum (North American Porcupine) 2
Rodentia Geomyidae Thomomys bottae (Botta's Pocket Gopher) 2
Rodentia Heteromyidae Dipodomys ingens (Giant Kangaroo Rat) 1
Rodentia Muridae Sigmodon hispidus (Hispid Cotton Rat) 1
Rodentia Muridae Microtus pennsylvanicus (Meadow Vole) 1
Rodentia Muridae Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat) 3
Rodentia Sciuridae Sciurus aberti (Abert's Squirrel) 1
Rodentia Sciuridae Spermophilus parryii (Arctic Ground Squirrel) 2
Rodentia Sciuridae Cynomys ludovicianus (Black-tailed Prairie Dog) 3
Rodentia Sciuridae Spermophilus beecheyi (California Ground Squirrel) 3
Rodentia Sciuridae Spermophilus columbianus (Columbian Ground Squirrel) 2
Rodentia Sciuridae Tamiasciurus douglasii (Douglas' Squirrel) 3
Rodentia Sciuridae Tamias striatus (Eastern Chipmunk) 3
Rodentia Sciuridae Sciurus niger (Eastern Fox Squirrel) 2
Rodentia Sciuridae Spermophilus franklinii (Franklin's Ground Squirrel) 1
Rodentia Sciuridae Spermophilus lateralis (Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel) 2
Rodentia Sciuridae Ammospermophilus harrisii (Harris's Antelope Squirrel) 2
Rodentia Sciuridae Marmota caligata (Hoary Marmot) 2
Rodentia Sciuridae Tamias rufus (Hopi Chipmunk) 1
Rodentia Sciuridae Spermophilus brunneus (Idaho Ground Squirrel) 1
Rodentia Sciuridae Tamias minimus (Least Chipmunk) 2
Rodentia Sciuridae Marmota olympus (Olympic Marmot) 1
Rodentia Sciuridae Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Red Squirrel) 3
Rodentia Sciuridae Spermophilus richardsonii (Richardson's Ground Squirrel) 1
Rodentia Sciuridae Spermophilus tereticaudus (Round-tailed Ground Squirrel) 3
Rodentia Sciuridae Spermophilus armatus (Uinta Ground Squirrel) 1
Rodentia Sciuridae Cynomys parvidens (Utah Prairie Dog) 3
Rodentia Sciuridae Sciurus griseus (Western Gray Squirrel) 1
Rodentia Sciuridae Cynomys leucurus (White-tailed Prairie Dog) 1
Rodentia Sciuridae Marmota monax (Woodchuck) 1
Rodentia Sciuridae Spermophilus elegans (Wyoming Ground Squirrel) 2
Rodentia Sciuridae Marmota flaviventris (Yellow-bellied Marmot) 1
Sirenia Trichechidae Trichechus manatus (West Indian Manatee) 4
Xenarthra Dasypodidae Dasypus novemcinctus (Nine-banded Armadillo) 2

Reptiles   back to top
Crocodilia Crocodylidae Alligator mississipiensis (American Alligator) 2
Crocodilia Crocodylidae Crocodylus acutus (American Crocodile) 1
Crocodilia Crocodylidae Caiman crocodilus (Common Caiman) 2
Crocodilia Crocodylidae Crocodylus moreletii (Morelet's Crocodile) 1
Squamata (Serpentes) Boidae Lichanura trivirgata (Rosy Boa) 2
Squamata (Serpentes) Boidae Charina bottae (Rubber Boa) 3
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Nerodia clarkii taeniata (Atlantic Salt Marsh Snake) 1
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Elaphe bairdi (Baird's Rat Snake) 2
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Trimorphodon biscutatus lyrophanes (Baja California Lyresnake) 1
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Nerodia fasciata fasciata (Banded Water Snake) 1
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Coluber constrictor priapus (Black Racer) 3
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Thamnophis cyrtopsis (Blackneck Garter Snake) 1
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Coluber constrictor foxi (Blue Racer) 2
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Pituophis catenifer sayi (Bullsnake) 2
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Thamnophis butleri (Butler's Garter Snake) 1
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Coluber constrictor anthicus (Buttermilk Racer) 1
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Lampropeltis getula californiae (California Kingsnake) 3
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis (California Red-Sided Garter Snake) 2
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Thamnophis marcianus marcianus (Checkered Garter Snake) 2
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Thamnophis elegans terrestris (Coast Garter Snake) 1
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Salvadora hexalepis virgultea (Coast Patch-Nosed Snake) 1
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis (Common Garter Snake) 2
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae Elaphe obsoleta (Common Rat Snake) 2
Squamata (Serpentes) Colubridae