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American pika
Ochotona princeps
46.9193, -121.665
Field Notes
Description:
Small relative to rabbits and hares. The American pika usually weighs about 170 g (6.0 oz). The gray to cinnamon brown colors help it blend in into the boulder fields that they live in. Rounded ears, head and body.
Habitat:
Large boulder field next to Frozen Lake at Sunrise, Mount Rainier National Park. Around 6500 ft. a.s.l.
Notes:
I watched this one run across boulders to the edge where the grass was, eat some grass (pic 4) then run back into the boulders.
Reference Links:
American pika - Wikipedia
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 14, 2019
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