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Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Photo by Ava T-B
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Field Notes

Description:

Several nights in a row, this creature opened a big plastic box I keep bird seed in, and left it's paw prints on the inside of the lid. It could a opossum, but I'd like confirmation. Is it possibly a raccoon?

Habitat:

Urban back yard in a neighborhood without open canyons.

Notes:

This paw print suggests a re-wilding of my neighborhood, since I've never seen any evidence of raccoon here in the last 18 years.

Reference Links:

Animal Tracks - Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Ava T-B
Thanks CindyBinghamKeiser and EstebanJaramillo55. I think it really is a raccoon, which is amazing since I've never seen one or evidence of one in the 18 years I've lived in this urban environment.
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi Ava, if you're certain this was not a human child (the rear foot looks quite human), than it would be a raccoon. Take a look at this reference: http://www.bear-tracker.com/coon.html

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