Missing Mammals of Washington County
There are 41 species of mammal that exist in Washington County but have yet to be observed. Some, I suspect may never get here, but I would like to cross some of these of the list one day. Tracks or scat can be just as helpful as actual observations.
Carnivores
Mountain lion
Red Fox
Gray Fox
American Marten
Long-tailed Weasel “wildlatitudes”
Short-tailed Weasel “insectology”
Western Spotted Skunk
Deer
White tailed Deer
Rats
Black Rat
Pocket Gophers
Camas Pocket Gopher “susankirkbride/gutfeeling”
Western Pocket Gopher
Moles
Coast Mole
Townsends Mole “insectology”
Squirrels
Northern Flying Squirrel
Rodents
Mountain Beaver
Rabbits
Snowshoe Hare
Black-tailed Jackrabbit
Voles/shrews
White-footed Vole
Red-tree Vole
Townsend’s Vole
Long-tailed Vole
Creeping Vole
Water Vole
Dusky/Montane Vole
Vagrant Shrew
Bairds Shrew
Marsh Shrew
Trowbridge's Shrew
Bats
Fringed Myotis
Millers Myotis
California Myotis
Little Brown Bat
Yuma Bat
Long-legged Bat
Western Red Bat
Hoary Bat
Silver-haired Bat
Big Brown Bat
Townsend’s Big Eared Bat “eedrin”
Comments
ELEVEN SPECIES OF B A T S !!!! WHOA! With my work I am out all hours of the day and night. I see bats now and again but had NO idea.
This list is impressive, and as with the bats, I had no idea!
ELEVEN SPECIES OF B A T S !!!! WHOA! With my work I am out all hours of the day and night. I see bats now and again but had NO idea.
This list is impressive, and as with the bats, I had no idea!
Thanks. Yeah I am surprised as well. Hoping go get some bats this summer. But more importantly, we need some proof of mountain lions. Cause there is no way there are none in the county.
I have seen them in Lincoln county but never in Washington county. I always see the warning signs for mountain lions and bears up along the linear park. Two years back there was a mountain lion reported at Jackson Bottom Wetlands. .
I think there may be some tracks or scat up in Vernonia-Banks region. Or maybe Hagg lake area. I need to explore out there more.
I try to take photos of prints but find it hard with my camera to get good images. Hagg lake is so close and I have many clients in the Vernonia area. Bet the wildlife is settling into areas formerly overrun by humans. Perhaps we will experience more encounters when we reclaim wild areas once more.
I need to spend more time looking for scat and tracks. Im going to try and spend more time up on the Washington county and Multnomah county border where development has not occurred yet. Lots of good habitat up there.
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