[obol] Re: Off-Topic: Mink or River Otter?
- From: Jeff Gilligan <jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: priscillanhk@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 00:07:08 -0700
Its a mink.
On May 30, 2013, at 11:46 PM, Priscilla Nam Hari Kaur <priscillanhk@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> OBOLers;
>
> While birding the Kirk Pond area below Fern Ridge dam Thrusday May 30,
> our Celeste Campbell Seniors birds and science group from Eugene, saw
> a mammal scampering around on the far side of the Long Tom below the
> dam. There was considerable discussion whether this was a Mink or a
> River Otter. I got some pictures of it so I'm tossing this out
> amongst you to see what comes back. I was photographing a Green Heron
> just before the mammal was spotted nearby. At some point the mammal
> ran along the same structure (weir?) on which the Green Heron had been
> standing; so I've included the Green Heron pictures to provide a sense
> of scale by which the estimate the mammal's size.
>
> When we first spotted it I had no doubt as to what it was. I've seen
> both Mink and River Otters each on several occasions. What I have
> least experience with are those (of either type mammal) which are just
> out of the nest and sometimes on their own. My doubts only crept in
> as I saw how many people in our group were thinking the other way.
> Looking at pictures on the internet later on, initially added to my
> doubts, but after several rounds of that, and reading about the field
> marks of both types of mammals, I'm convinced it is what I thought it
> was in the first place. I'm still surprised that so many people
> thought otherwise - but I suspect the discussion here will waver a
> while too before the voices of experience resolve the matter to the
> satisfaction of most.
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/117022188463884927347/MammalFernRidgeDamMay302013?authuser=0&feat=directlink
>
> Priscilla
>
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