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    of this busy creature, all after dark. The graph above shows its activity pattern. Nearly all of these images were of the resident rat, although a second, smaller k-rat showed up on three separate evenings.
While the intense activity of the resident rat was a surprise, even more unexpected was the number of other species using the mound, mostly in the daytime. Eleven additional species were identified and two more unidentified animals visited the site. Some obviously came to hang around. Such visitors included woodrats (3 visits), rock squirrel (1 visit), cottontail (6 visits), neighbor’s house cat (1 visit), Mule Deer (1 visit), Javelina (1 visit), Canyon Towhee (2 visits), Bobcat - photo below- (3 visits), Gambel’s Quail (6 visits), Greater Roadrunner - photo below - (2 visits), unidentified bird (1 visit), and unidentified mammal (3 visits).
Cottontails (photo below) and quail, especially, hung around.
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