Fauna

CHAPTER XV

The territory's inhabitants, as far as the instruments can tell. 30 kinds of small flying ones today; 72 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	271
2	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	192
3	Barred Owl	Strix varia	178
4	Common Raven	Corvus corax	167
5	Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	165
6	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	128
7	Steller's Jay	Cyanocitta stelleri	83
8	Pacific chorus frog	Pseudacris regilla	81
9	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	54
10	Canyon Wren	Catherpes mexicanus	46
11	Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	34
12	Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	33
13	Coyote	Canis latrans	24
14	Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius	24
15	Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii	18
16	Pacific Wren	Troglodytes pacificus	16
17	Redpoll	Acanthis flammea	10
18	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	10
19	Douglas's Squirrel	Tamiasciurus douglasii	10
20	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	9
21	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	8
22	Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	7
23	Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus	4
24	Hammond's Flycatcher	Empidonax hammondii	4
25	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	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
frog	3
owl	2
sheep	2
croak	1
bird	1
Canids, resident	2