Fauna

CHAPTER XV

The territory's inhabitants, as far as the instruments can tell. 30 kinds of small flying ones today; 75 kinds on the record since the microphones were switched on. Recordings and the full census are on the bird site.

#	Common name	As the bipeds' scientists call it	Calls
1	Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	297
2	Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	203
3	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	201
4	Common Raven	Corvus corax	179
5	Barred Owl	Strix varia	178
6	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	128
7	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	102
8	Steller's Jay	Cyanocitta stelleri	93
9	Pacific chorus frog	Pseudacris regilla	91
10	Canyon Wren	Catherpes mexicanus	62
11	Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	36
12	Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	33
13	Coyote	Canis latrans	25
14	Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius	24
15	Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii	20
16	Pacific Wren	Troglodytes pacificus	18
17	Douglas's Squirrel	Tamiasciurus douglasii	14
18	Redpoll	Acanthis flammea	11
19	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	10
20	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	9
21	Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus	8
22	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	8
23	Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	7
24	Hammond's Flycatcher	Empidonax hammondii	4
25	Evening Grosbeak	Hesperiphona vespertina	3

CHAPTER XVI

The canids, and others

Two canids reside at Structure A. The camera at the creek counts what passes; the larger mammals of the woods have so far declined to be counted.

Seen or heard by the creek camera today	Count
bark	3
frog	3
owl	2
sheep	2
insect	1
croak	1
bird	1
Canids, resident	2