#51 Douglas's Squirrel

Tamiasciurus douglasii
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, USA
Time: 1020 PDT June 30 2011

This one had me scratching my head for a bit. According to the guidebooks and other resources I've consulted, Douglas's squirrel has orange undersides and eye-ring. The western gray squirrel, Sciurus griseus, is the most similar species living in this area, but is quite different looking, and lacks the dark stripe on the side. Alternatively it could be a spruce squirrel (a regional form of the red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) a long way from home.

But then I checked out some photos on google images that people had identified as Douglas's squirrel that had white undersides and eye-rings. So maybe I'm still wrong, but at least I'm not alone

#50 California Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus beecheyi
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California, USA
Time: 1000 PDT June 30 2011

#49 Lodgepole Chipmunk

Tamias speciosus
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, CA, USA
Time: 1000 PDT June 30 2011

#48 Lesser Goldfinch

Carduelis psaltria
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Mount Hollywood, CA, USA
Time: 1920 PDT June 28 2011

#47 Mourning dove

Zenaida macroura
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern

Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Time: 1338 PDT June 27 2011

A terrible shot, but definitely a mourning dove (though I wait to be corrected on that). I snapped this at the La Brea tar pits in Los Angeles

#46 American Black Bear

Ursus americanus
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: BC Highway 14, Vancouver Island, Canada
Time: 1145 PDT June 19 2011

#45 Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus ruber
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Goldstream Provincial Park, BC, Canada
Time: 1630 PDT June 5 2011

This woodpecker was grooming itself on a log, and repeatedly held its wings extended down the sides of the log, as seen in the pictures below:

#44 Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Time: 1400 PDT June 5 2011

This juvenile was caught by hand in some long grass. It became quite comfortable in our hands, and we released it after observing it for a few minutes.

#43 American Mink

Neovison vison
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Sombrio Beach, Vancouver Island, Canada
Time: 1515 PDT May 30 2011

This unfortunate individual seemed to have suffered what looked like a bad burn to the head, and was acting unusually, lying in the open on the beach, and not moving until we were very close to it - however when it did move, it didn't seem otherwise injured.

#42 Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Sombrio Beach, Vancouver Island, Canada
Time: 1420 PDT May 30 2011

Here's another one that I saw at the top of Vernal Falls in Yosemite National Park, on July 1st

#41 Varied Thrush

Zoothera naevia
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Sombrio Beach, BC, Canada
Time: 1420 PDT May 30 2011

#40 Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Time: 1400 PDT May 27 2011

#39 European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus
IUCN Redlist: Near Threatened
Location: Jericho Park, Vancouver, BC
Time: 1950 PDT May 23 2011

As the name suggests, these are not native to North America, but they have spread widely as a result of introductions for food and fur, and as pets. My copy of Mammals of British Columbia (Eder, T. & Pattie, D 2001) doesn't show any populations on the mainland of British Columbia, but their presence in Jericho Park can most likely be explained by escaped or released pets.