Tuesday, June 16, 2009

UPDATED!!! Animals We've Seen

On our trip we've seen a number of animals ranging from prarie dogs to elk. We decided that we wanted to tell everyone what we've seen, please note that the posting date will change as we update the list. Have fun hearing (or reading) about which animal we have seen.


Here is a basic list of the mammals we've seen in the wild

  • Mule deer (CO, UT, AZ, NM, WY, MT, AB)
  • White-tailed deer (all over the eastern states, AB)
  • Elk (CO)
  • Pronghorn antelope (NM--close up!, WY, MT)
  • Prairie dogs (AZ, MT--at Little Bighorn Battlefield)
  • Bighorn sheep (CO--Pikes Peak, near Glenwood Hot Springs)
  • Ground squirrels (AZ)
  • Coyotes (AZ--Grand Canyon, WY)
  • Jackrabbits
  • Longhorn cattle (Ranching land!! -- WY, MT, etc)--okay these aren't wild...but they're cool!
  • Muskrats (CO--walking with Aunt Janette)
  • Caribou (N American name for Reindeer) (all along AK Hwy in BC)
  • Wood Bison (endangered! we saw 56 plus 1 calf along and ON the Alaska Hwy in BC)
  • Stone Sheep -- male & female (along AK Hwy in BC)
  • Black Bears (beside AK Hwy in BC)
  • Horses (assumed to be running wild -- near an indian reservation BC)
  • Beaver LODGES -- haven't seen any actual beaver yet!
  • Moose (2 calfs and a number of adults. around AK)
  • Grizzly Bears (2 by the roadside in AK)


And here is a list of the birds we've seen

  • Seagulls (in the prairies of Montana and Alberta--no water nearby)
  • Mallard ducks
  • Burrowing owl (AZ--with Uncle David)
  • Roadrunner (AZ--beside road at Casa Grande)
  • Ravens (AZ--Grand Canyon...and everywhere since!)
  • Hawks (All over)
  • Cranes (WY--along Platte River??)
  • Herons
  • Great blue herons
  • Pileated Woodpecker (in RV Park near Great Falls MT)
  • Red wing black birds (AB)
  • Magpies (AB)
  • Clark's nutcracker (at Lake Louise AB)
  • Finches (AZ, NM, CO...)
  • Bald Eagles
  • Puffins.

a list of marine life seen in the wild

  • Orca whales (AK)
  • Humpback whale (AK)
  • Harbor seals (AK)
  • Moon jellyfish (AK)
  • Star fish (AK)

and a list of unusual pets:

  • African spurred tortoises (traveling to ALASKA from TX---met family in Colorado Springs)

That's all so far...

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