This is the animal equivalent of my Lifers bird list.
- Short-tailed Shrew (9/11/81) Des Plaines, Ill – home
- Eastern Fox Squirrel (9/28/81) Des Plaines, Ill – home
- Eastern Gray Squirrel (9/28/81) Des Plaines, Ill – home
- Nine-banded Armadillo (12/29/81) Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Ark
- Eastern Chipmunk (3/20/82) Barrington, Ill – Crabtree Nature Center
- Woodchuck (3/20/82) Barrington, Ill – Crabtree Nature Center
- Mink (3/23/82) Barrington, Ill – Crabtree Nature Center
- White-tailed Deer (3/29/82) Barrington, Ill – Crabtree Nature Center
- Raccoon (4/9/82) Barrington, Ill – Crabtree Nature Center
- Coyote (5/30/82) Manotowish Waters, Wis – Powell Marsh
- Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (5/30/82) Manotowish Waters, Wis – Powell Marsh
- Eastern Cottontail (6/1/82) Des Plaines, Ill – Home
- River Otter (7/19/82) Oneida County, Wis – Rainbow Flowage
- Beaver (7/20/82) Oneida County, Wis – Cross Country Road
- Red Squirrel (7/30/82) McNaughton, Wis – Spider Lake Road
- Opossum (7/31/82) Mt. Prospect, Ill – Euclid Road
- Striped Skunk (8/28/82) Mt. Prospect, Ill – Kensington Road
- Porcupine (9/4/82) Ottawa National Forest, Mich – Black River Harbor
- Muskrat (3/10/83) Schaumburg, Ill – Schaumburg Square Apartments
- Red Fox (4/10/83) Barrington, Ill – Baker’s Lake
- Rock Squirrel (3/31/84) Saguaro National Monument, Az
- Harris’ Antelope Squirrel (3/31/84) Saguaro National Monument, Az
- Roundtail Ground Squirrel (4/2/84) Coronado National Forest, Az – Sabino Canyon Recreation Area
- Coati (4/5/84) Coronado National Forest, Az – Mt. Lemmon
- Cliff Chipmunk (4/5/84) Coronado National Forest, Az – Mt. Lemmon
- Mule Deer (4/6/84) Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Az
- Pronghorn (4/7/84) Oldham County, Tx – Interstate 40
- Snowshoe Hare (7/10/86) Montreal River, Ontario, Canada
- Least Chipmunk (7/13/86) McNaughton, Wis – Spider Lake Road
- Gray Fox (6/19/88) Shiloh National Military Park, Tn
- Moose (7/16/91) Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Mn
- Fisher (7/18/95) Oneida County, Wis – County Road D
- Meadow Vole (5/11/96) Barrington, Ill – Crabtree Nature Center
- Franklin’s Ground Squirrel (7/3/96) Two Harbors, Mn – Two Harbors Lighthouse
- Marsh Rabbit (5/3/99) Orlando, Florida – Sheraton One World Resort
- Feral Pig (5/4/99) Christmas, Fla – Orlando Wetlands Park
- Meadow Jumping Mouse (8/6/99) Moraine Hills State Park, Ill
- Spotted Skunk (12/27/99) Stuttgart, Ark – Stuttgart Municipal Airport
- Bobcat (12/28/99) Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Ark
- Richardson’s Ground Squirrel (4/29/02) Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Col
- Black-tailed Prairie Dog (4/30/02) Lake Pueblo State Park, Col
- Black-tailed Jackrabbit (4/30/02) Lake Pueblo State Park, Col
- Yellow-bellied Marmot (5/1/02) Pike’s Peak, Col
- Black Bear (7/1/03) Oneida County, Wis – Route 17
- Deer Mouse (7/2/03) Pine Lake, Wis – Highlander Road
- Eastern Red Bat (6/11/04) Mammoth Cave National Park, Ky
- Eastern Pipistrelle (6/12/04) Mammoth Cave National Park, Ky
- Southern Flying Squirrel (11/19/06) Devil’s Den State Park, Ark
- Western Gray Squirrel (5/6/08) Hood River County, Oregon – Lost Lake Road
- California Ground Squirrel (5/7/08) Ecola State Park, Oregon – Tillamook Head
- Steller’s Sea Lion (5/7/08) Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, Oregon – Three Arch Rocks
- Gray Whale (5/7/08) Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, Oregon
- Harbor Seal (5/7/08) Netarts, Oregon – Netarts Bay
- Elk (12/26/09) Ponca, Arkansas – Buffalo National River
- California Sea Lion (2/28/12) La Jolla, California — Casa Beach
- Desert Cottontail (5/8/12) Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site, Colorado
- Colorado Chipmunk (5/9/12) Temple Canyon Road — Canon City, Colorado
- Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (5/9/12) Battle Hill — Goldfield, Colorado
- Bighorn Sheep (5/11/12) Route 50 — Bighorn Sheep Canyon — Fremont County, Colorado
- Mountain Goat (9/16/12) Needles Highway — Custer State Park, South Dakota
- West Indian Manatee (1/19/13) Blue Spring State Park, Florida
- Short-beaked Common Dolphin (2/17/13) Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California
- Feral Horse (8/30/13) Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
- Abert’s Squirrel (1/11/17) Fox Run Regional Park — El Paso County, Colorado
- American Badger (5/20/17) Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado
- Long-tailed Weasel (6/27/17) Community Bible Study — Colorado Springs, Colorado
- American Pika (7/8/17) Mount Evans — Arapaho National Forest, Colorado
- Northern Pocket Gopher (7/20/17) Chase’s home — Monument, Colorado
- Eurasian Red Squirrel (4/19/19) Mürren, Switzerland
- Bank Vole (4/21/19) Böblingen, Germany — woods along Panzerstrasse
- Swift Fox (4/10/20) El Paso County, Colorado — Squirrel Creek Road
- White-tailed Prairie Dog (4/8/21) Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge, CO
- Northern Flying Squirrel (6/16/21) Wasatch Mountain State Park, UT
- Mountain Cottontail (7/15/21) Goldfield, Colorado — Vindicator Valley Trail
- Spotted Ground Squirrel (4/19/22) El Paso County, Colorado — Chico Basin Ranch
- Collard Peccary (5/5/22) Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
- Arizona Gray Squirrel (5/8/22) Hereford, Arizona — Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary