A final round up ....
Haven't totalled up the bird list yet, but 62 mammals recorded on route (three only as road kills, plus Beaver only by dams and lodges):
1. North American Beaver
Alaska: signs of Beaver (lodges, dams, etc) noted at several locations in the south of Alaska, animal not seen.
2. American Porcupine
Alaska: one dead on road west of Tern Lake, Kenai Peninsula.
3. Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat
California: five on tracks in Cima area of the Mohave Desert at night.
4. Desert Kangaroo Rat
California: one near Bodie.
5. Western Grey Squirrel
California: three at Yosemite.
6. American Red Squirrel
Alaska: one in Juneau, three in and one at the beginning of the Dalton Highway.
7. Douglas’s Squirrel
California: three along Glacier Road, Yosemite.
8. White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
California: six in the Mohave Desert.
9. Yellow-bellied Marmot
California: four at Saddlebag Lake, Yosemite.
10. Hoary Marmot
Alaska: two on hills above Eielson in Denali National Park.
11. California Ground Squirrel
California: three at Mono Lake, moderately common at Yosemite at suitable localities and common in the hills around Pinnacles and along the Californian coast.
12. Belding’s Ground Squirrel
California: about ten at Bodie and four at Yosemite.
13. Arctic Ground Squirrel
Alaska: common on uplands at Denali and on the drier tundra at Toolik Lake and Deadhorse.
14. Round-tailed Ground Squirrel
California: a colony of about 20 animals located at the south of the Salton Sea.
15. Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
California: one at Yosemite.
16. Least Chipmunk
California: about five in Mono Lake area, at least 40 on Bodie Road.
17. Yellow-pine Chipmunk
California: one at Yosemite.
18. Lodgepole Chipmunk
California: several at Yosemite.
19. Merriam’s Chipmunk
California: several at Yosemite.
20. Townsend’s Chipmunk
Washington: two in the mountains of the North Cascades.
21. Alpine Chipmunk
California: six at Saddlebag Lake, Yosemite.
22. Taiga Vole
Alaska: one at Teklanika and one near Toklat River, both in Denali National Park.
23. Singing Vole
Alaska: one at Tern Lake, Kenai Peninsula.
24. Muskrat
California: one crossing between two channels in the south of the Salton Sea.
Alaska: one at Winchester Lagoon, Anchorage.
25. Dusky-footed Wood Rat
California: one at night on the edge of the Pinnacles campsite.
26. American Deermouse
California: three at night at Yosemite.
27. Brush Deermouse
California: one at night in the Pinnacles campsite.
28. Brush Rabbit
California: one at Moss Landing, four at Pinnacles.
29. Mountain Cottontail
California: one at Mono Lake.
30. Desert Cottontail
California: a minimum of 15 at various locations around Salton Sea, three at East Pinnacles and ten at West Pinnacles.
31. Black-tailed Jack Rabbit
California: one in the Mohave, one at San Luis Refuge, one at East Pinnacles and two at West Pinnacles.
32. American Pika
California: two at Saddlebag Lake and one Tioga Road, both in the Yosemite area.
33. Collared Pika
Alaska: five on scree in the Polychrome area of Denali Natioanl Park.
34. Bobcat
California: one late afternoon on the Marsh Trail at Big Morongo and one at East Pinnacles.
35. Coyote
California: two at dawn at the south of the Salton Sea.
Alaska: one near Sable Pass in Denali National Park.
36. Grey Wolf
Alaska: one distant individual at Deadhorse, also fresh tracks found at Deadhorse and along the river at Teklanika in Denali Natioanl Park.
37. Red Fox
Alaska: two individuals at Deadhorse.
38. Grizzly Bear (Brown Bear)
Alaska: Denali National Park: Day One - one in Igloo Canyon; Day Two – nine in total (female and 2 yearlings at Sable Pass, two adolescents play fighting at Sable Pass, two further separate individuals also at Sable Pass, two probable siblings near Polychrome Pass). Also, fresh tracks at Deadhorse and fresh scats aside the river west of Tern Lake, Kenai Peninsula.
39. Black Bear
California: one near Bodie and three within Yosemite National Park (Tioga Road, Chevron Meadow, Glacier Point).
Alaska: one at the beginning of the Dalton Highway.
40. Northern Raccoon
California: one in the campsite at night at West Pinnacles.
41. American Marten
Washington: one dead on the road in the North Cascades.
42. Striped Skunk
California: one dead on the road near East Pinnacles.
43. Sea Otter
California: a group of about 70 at Moss Landing, one at Ano Nueva.
Alaska: Six on route through the Inside Passage, two in Yakutat Bay, one in Seward, six off Anchor Point and a raft of about 60 at Homer.
44. Musk Ox
Alaska: in the Deadhorse area, a single was seen about 30 miles south, a herd of 22 about 10 miles south and a pair near the Sag River adjacent to Deadhorse itself.
45. Dall’s Sheep
Alaska: four at Denali (two Toklat River, two Igloo Canyon), one at Sag River on the Dalton Highway and 22 on mountains above the highway west of Tern Lake, Kenai Peninsula.
46. Tule Elk
California: 24 at the San Luis refuge.
47. Caribou
Alaska: about a dozen seen on the tundra at Denali and several in the Deadhorse area.
48. American Moose
Alaska: only five seen, all at Denali - two at Igloo Creek, two at Sable Pass and one from Polychrome Overlook.
49. Mule Deer
California: fairly common at Yosemite, appearing in meadows at dusk, plus through campsite at night. Also, one at San Luis Refuge, one at West Pinnacles and ten in the campsite at East Pinnacles.
50. Wild Boar (Feral Hog)
California: three crossing the road at night near East Pinnacles.
51. California Sea Lion
California: common in Monterey Bay.
52. Steller’s Sea Lion
California: abundant at the (distant) colony on an offshore island at Ano Nueva.
Alaska: All within the Inside Passage, eight at Dixon Entrance and about 20 in Icy Strait.
53. Northern Elephant Seal
California: numerous at the colonies, both at San Simean and Ano Nueva.
54. Harbour Seal (Common Seal)
California: three in Monterey Bay and about 50 at Moss Landing.
Alaska: a total of about 40 noted on route through the Inside Passage, singles off Anchor Point and Homer.
55. Common Dolphin
Alaska: a pod of six at the Dixon Entrance (Inside Passage).
56. Pacific White-sided Dolphin
Alaska: two pods (five and three animals) on route through the Inside Passage.
57. Harbour Porpoise
California: three in Monterey Bay.
Alaska: seven just outside Bellingham, two in Yakutat Bay.
58. Dall’s Porpoise
Alaska: a pod of five at the Dixon Entrance, at least 55 on the crossing of the Gulf of Alaska.
59. Killer Whale (Orca)
Alaska: three at the entrance of Icy Strait, two pods (five and three animals) on the crossing of the Gulf of Alaska.
60. Blue Whale
California: a pod of twelve feeding animals in Monterey Bay.
61. Humpback Whale
California: two in Monterey Bay.
Alaska: at least 30 on route through the Inside Passage.
62. Short-finned Pilot Whale
Alaska: Identification issues, but at least three in the Inside Passage, two in the Gulf of Alaska