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Other Wildlife in Harrison Hot Springs


October 14, 2001 on the way to Hick's Lake at 10:30 p.m.

Short-tailed Weasel

(also seen winter 2008 under bird feeder in back yard)

2 sets Mule Deer with twin fawns 

January 1, 2001 at the outflow of the Miami River into Harrison Lake at 3:30 p.m.

eating a fish, snorting at a dog, hiding in the culvert and playing again once the dog departed

December 15, 2009 on the ice eating fish and sliding in the same area as above.

Northern River Otter      Click otter for Canadian Wildlife Federation

December 15, 2002 in the Miami River behind our home

One Northern River Otter was surprised to be interrupted at its play.  It stopped rolling a small branch to snort , dive then surface to snort at us again before disappearing amongst the vegetation at the edge of the river.

August 17, 2005 at 4:15 p.m.  

A family of five Northern River Otters swam up the Miami River behind the house.  We were alerted to their presence by the loud alarm calls one of them constantly made as it surveyed the banks for danger. 

November 22, 2002 deposited on front verandah at 9:00 p.m.

by Marmalade, the cat       One Trowbridge's Vole                         

           click on picture for BC Shrew info

On December 6, 2002, Marmalade deposited a second Trowbridge's on the mat.  This is not good as Trowbridge's Shrew is blue listed!

 At 6:15 a.m. one May 2003 morning 

a Cinnamon-coloured Black Bear yearling Cub visits the bird feeder.  He carefully licked all the seeds from the tube feeders, attempted to pull down the hopper and to climb the mature Big-leaved Maple before leaving via the river exit at 7 a.m.  

Other mammals observed 1992 to 2009 in Harrison Hot Springs Village 

Mule Deer

Mountain Lion (cougar)

Bobcat

Western Spotted Skunk

Striped Skunk

Short-tailed Weasel

Common Raccoon

Harbor Seal

 

Black Bear

Coyote

Black Rat

House Mouse

Vole sp.

Common Muskrat

American Beaver

Townsend's Chipmunk

Eastern Grey Squirrel

Douglas's Squirrel

Eastern Cottontail

Little Brown Bat

Coast Mole

Trowbridge's Shrew

 

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