Observaciones de rafacarrasquilla

Class- Mammalia:
Hair; terrestrial quadruped;

Order- Carnivora:
usually have strong, sharp claws; developed, prominent canine teeth;

Family- Felidae:
gracile and muscular bodies; strong flexible forelimbs; retractable claws;

Feral Felis catus:

a cat who has either never had any contact with humans or contact with humans has diminished over time; fearful of people and survives autonomously outdoors; Will not approach and will likely seek hiding places to avoid people; May crawl, crouch, stay low to the ground, and protect body with tail; will remain tense and unsocial

Class- Mammalia:
Hair; terrestrial quadruped;

Order- Rodentia:
small animals with robust bodies; short limbs; long tails; sharp incisors; often have enlarged eyes; many species have long, sensitive whiskers; fore limb are usually pentadactyl, including an opposable thumb; hind limbs have 3-5 digits; The elbow gives the forearms great flexibility

Family- Sciuridae: Typically, have bushy tails as long as the body; smooth coats; pointed ears; most have cheek pouches for temporary food storage; arboreal squirrels have hind limbs, with four toes and a vestigial thumb that allows them to climb trees quickly.

Class- Mammalia:
Hair; terrestrial quadruped;

Order- Rodentia:
small animals with robust bodies; short limbs; long tails; sharp incisors; often have enlarged eyes; many species have long, sensitive whiskers; fore limb are usually pentadactyl, including an opposable thumb; hind limbs have 3-5 digits; The elbow gives the forearms great flexibility

Family- Sciuridae: Typically, have bushy tails as long as the body; smooth coats; pointed ears; most have cheek pouches for temporary food storage; arboreal squirrels have hind limbs, with four toes and a vestigial thumb that allows them to climb trees quickly.

Class- Mammalia:
Hair; terrestrial quadruped;

Order- Rodentia:
small animals with robust bodies; short limbs; long tails; sharp incisors; often have enlarged eyes; many species have long, sensitive whiskers; fore limb are usually pentadactyl, including an opposable thumb; hind limbs have 3-5 digits; The elbow gives the forearms great flexibility

Family- Sciuridae: Typically, have bushy tails as long as the body; smooth coats; pointed ears; most have cheek pouches for temporary food storage; arboreal squirrels have hind limbs, with four toes and a vestigial thumb that allows them to climb trees quickly.

Class- Amphibia: thin, glandular, scale-less skin; 4 limbs;

Order- Anura: hind limbs are elongated and modified for jumping; head and trunk fused; tail lost in adult specimens;

Family- Bufonidae:
skin full of warts; parotid glands behind the eyes; shorter legs designed for hopping rather than leaping; typically burrow at night

Genus- Anaxyrus:
Coloration is usually brown, grey, or reddish, with several dorsal spots and warts; belly is usually greyish in color, and the chest area is spotted; most are small, stocky, short-limbed toads that take refuge in burrows

Species - Anaxyrus terrestris
nocturnal; high cranial crests with pronounced knobs, located between and behind eyes; backward-pointing spurs that extends as far as the paratoid glands; back is covered with warts, some of which may be spiny;The color of the head, back and sides varies from brick red to mottled grey, brown and black; underparts are pale, sometimes with dark spots on the chest; no webbing in forelimbs

Class- Reptilia:

tetrapods with two sets of paired limbs; Most have five clawed toes on each limb; skin is dry, rough and without glands, bearing epidermal scales or scutes; lateral line system is absent

Order- Squamata:
exceptional skull mobility;

Family- Polychrotinae (Dactyloidae):
can change its color; dewlaps under chin; diurnal; blocky heads, and long, lean legs and tails; female is characterized by a pale dorsal stripe extending from the neck to the tail;

Species- Anolis carolinensis:
can change colors from bright green to dark brown; head is long and pointed with ridges between the eyes and nostrils, and smaller ones on the top of the head; white belly and lips, very long hind legs; moveable eyelids; eyes can move independent of each other; on most, the eyes are surrounded by a thin turquoise border

Class- Reptilia:

tetrapods with two sets of paired limbs; Most have five clawed toes on each limb; skin is dry, rough and without glands, bearing epidermal scales or scutes; lateral line system is absent

Order- Squamata:
exceptional skull mobility;

Family- Polychrotinae (Dactyloidae):
can change its color; dewlaps under chin; diurnal; blocky heads, and long, lean legs and tails; female is characterized by a pale dorsal stripe extending from the neck to the tail;

Species- Anolis sagrei:

dark red brown dewlap (pink in green anoles - Anolis carolinensis); frequently display dorsal stripes, spots or bars (green anoles are generally patternless); can only change color between shades of brown

Class- Aves: Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Galliformes:
Iridescent plumage; Extreme sexual dimorphism; heavy-bodied

Family- Phasianidae:
Males of the larger species often have brightly coloured plumage and/or facial ornaments such as wattles or crests.

Species- Meleagris gallopavo:
very large, plump birds; long legs; wide, rounded tails; a small, bare head; long, slim neck;

Class- Aves: Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Galliformes:
Iridescent plumage; Extreme sexual dimorphism; heavy-bodied

Family- Phasianidae:
Males of the larger species often have brightly coloured plumage as well as facial ornaments such as wattles or crests.

Genus- Pavo:

large colorful birds; characteristic crest on top of head; ornamental feather train

Class- Aves: Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Passeriformes:
Anisodactyl feet (3 toes forward, 1 back); Vocalizations

Family- Corvidae:
strong, powerful, bill; wings long, tail shorter than wing.

Species- Corvus brachyrhynchos:
plumage all black with some iridescence (very little compared to common grackle); legs, feet and bill are also black; tail shorter than wings; rounded tail; no fluffing of throat feathers when calling; heavy, unhooked bill

Class- Aves: Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Passeriformes:
Anisodactyl feet (3 toes forward, 1 back); Vocalizations

Family-Polioptilidae:
tiny, 10 to 14 cm; long, thin, pointed bills; operculate nostrils partly exposed; pluamge blue-gray or brown above, lighter below; most with white in outer tail feathers

Species- Polioptila caerulea:
plumage is pale blue-gray with grayish-white underparts; mostly black tail with white edges; underside of the tail is mostly white; thin, white eye ring.

Class- Aves: Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Piciformes:
stout, sturdy beaks; combinations of black and white with accents of red and yellow are common; most have zygodactyl feet.

Family- Picidae:
strong, straight chisel-like bill; short legs; stiff tail feathers

Species- Dryobates pubescens:
plumage is mainly black on the upperparts and wings; a white back, throat and belly; white spotting on the wings; white bars above and below the eye; black tail with white outer feathers barred with black; Adult males have an apical red patch on the head

presence of black spots on its white tail feathers and the length of its bill differentiate it from hairy woodpecker spp.

Class- Aves: Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Passeriformes:
Anisodactyl feet (3 toes forward, 1 back); Vocalizations

Family- Cardinalidae:
medium-sized; seed-eating; strong, cone-shaped bills;

Species- Cardinalis cardinalis
fairly large; long-tailed; short, thick, red-orange bill; prominent crest; Male cardinals are brilliant red all over with black face immediately around the bill.

Class- Aves: Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Passeriformes:
Anisodactyl feet (3 toes forward, 1 back); Vocalizations

Family- Turdidae:
small; strong and straight bill; large eyes; wings are mainly rounded; tail is square or slightly rounded; legs are medium-sized with strong feet.

Species- Sialia sialis:
big, rounded head; plump body; alert posture; tail and legs are fairly short; short, straight bill; vivid, deep blue plumage above and rusty/brown on the throat and breast

Class- Aves: Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Passeriformes:
Anisodactyl feet (3 toes forward, 1 back); Vocalizations

Family- Regulidae: resemblance to titmice; medium-length wings and tails; small needle-like bills; overall grey-green plumage, offset by pale wingbars

Species- Regulus calendula:
pale eye ring; black bar across base of secondaries on wing.

Class- Aves: Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Passeriformes:
Anisodactyl feet (3 toes forward, 1 back); Vocalizations

Family- Mimidae:
slender, strong, often downcurved, bills; short, rounded wings; and long tails;

Species- Mimus polyglottos:
small heads; a long, thin bill with a hint of a downward curve; long legs; overall gray-brown, plumage, paler on the breast and belly, with two white wingbars on each wing. A white patch in each wing is often visible on perched birds.

Class - Aves : Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Pelicaniformes:
Wading bird: long legs and neck; long pointed bill

Family - Ardeidae :
Yellow eyes; Neck pulled back into an s-shape

Genus - Ardea
neck retracted into S-shape while in flight

Species- Bubulcus:
relatively, short, thick neck; sturdy bill; hunched posture; orange plumes on crown

Class - Aves : Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Pelicaniformes:
Wading bird: long legs and neck; long pointed bill

Family - Ardeidae :
Yellow eyes; Neck pulled back into an s-shape

Genus - Ardea
neck retracted into S-shape while in flight

Class- Aves: Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Podicipediformes:
Rudimentary tail; underwater diving abilities

Species- Podilymbus podiceps:

Small, stocky body; mainly brown plumage; relatively short necked; Stout light gray/white bill with black ring; white undertail

Class- Aves: Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Passeriformes:
Anisodactyl feet (3 toes forward, 1 back); Vocalizations
Family - Tyrannidae

plumage is gray-brown/olive above, with whitish/yellow belly; rounded head with dark cap and small erectable crest

(during time of observation, no tail bobbing was present)

Class- Aves: Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Passeriformes:
Anisodactyl feet (3 toes forward, 1 back); Vocalizations

Family- Emberizidae:
Finch-like bill; Old World species tend to have drab, brown-streaked plumage

Species- P. sandwichensis:
Barring all throughout body (including belly); distinctive yellow streak above eye

Class- Aves: Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Passeriformes:
Anisodactyl feet (3 toes forward, 1 back); Vocalizations

Family- Icteridae: Black as predominant plumage color

Species: Q. major

black iridescent plumage (males); elongate, black bill; brown iris; long keel-shaped tail

Class - Aves : Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Pelicaniformes:
Wading bird: long legs and neck; long pointed bill

Family- Threskiornithinae:
Long, pointed, down-curved bill

Species- E. albus:

overall white plumage with black wing tips; bright red-orange down-curved bill; clear, light blue eye; and long, organge/fleshy colored legs

Order: Perciformes

Dorsal fin made up of 2 parts -
spines and soft rays

Genus specific ID is difficult/impossible due to Perciformes diversity (and poor lighting in my photograph) but the fish MAY belong to the Centrarchidae (Sunfish) family due to the presence of ~10 dorsal fin spines,~3 anal fin spines, lightly forked caudal fin, as well as habitat in which it was found.

Class - Aves : Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Pelicaniformes:
Wading bird: long legs and neck; long pointed bill

Family - Ardeidae :
Yellow eyes; neck pulled back into a distinct s-shape

purple head and neck; dark slaty-blue body; greenish legs; bill is pale blue at the base, black at the tip.

Class - Aves : Feathered; toothless beak

Order- Pelicaniformes:
Wading bird: long legs and neck; long pointed bill

Family - Ardeidae :
Yellow eyes; Neck pulled back into an s-shape

Genus - Ardea
Yellow bill; Head, neck, and chest plumes are long and drape, giving a shaggy appearance.