Town Wildlife

A possum ascends the stairs to a 2nd-floor apartment in Solano Park.

The longer one lives in Davis, the longer one becomes accustomed to the local wildlife. Some are year round residents, others only can be seen at certain times of the year. Local wildlife often inhabits the town flora. Want to know the correct taxonomic classification for one of Davis' biota? Check out Wikispecies.

Domesticated animals also make up a good number of the animals in town, some of which have their own personal pages.

• Bats
  

• Coyotes
  

• Feral and Abandoned Cats
  

• Hares
  

• Very rarely Mountain Lions
  

• Opossums
  

• Rabbits
  

• Raccoons
  

• River Otters — rare

A mole, caught in the act.

• Field Mice
  

• Gophers
  

• House Mice
  

• Moles
  

• Muskrat
  

• Roof Rats
  

• Squirrels

QUACK! Davis ducks are relatively fearless. These two wait near the Tercero DC for snacks.

• Birds and Bird Watching, a listing of the different types and species of local birds.
  

• Chickens
  

• Raptors
  

• Wild Turkeys
  

• Ducks
  

• Owls

Brrrrp! This Pacific Tree Frog tries unsuccessfully to hide.

• Frogs
  

• Snakes
  

• Toads
  

• Turtles
  

• Lizards

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a spider taking advantage of other wildlife in the arboretum i.e. "Insects & Nasty Little Things". If you have a problem with any of the below, you may need to call one of the Davis-area exterminators.

• Ants
  

• Aphids
  

• Honeybees and the less domesticated Feral Bees
  

• Butterflies & Moths
  

• Carpet Beetles
  

• Cockroaches
  

• Crane Fly
  

• Earwigs
  

• Elm Leaf Beetle
  

• Fleas
  

• Flies
  

• Ladybugs
  

• Mosquitoes
  

• Pillbugs a.k.a. roly poly bugs
  

• Praying Mantis'
  

• Silverfish
  

• Scale Insects
  

• Spiders - spider egg sacs can be seen floating around town
  

• Termites
  

• Wasps
  

• Weevils

• Slugs & Snails

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sitting on my porch (University Ave, between A & B) a couple of days ago i saw a falcon attack and eat a pigeon. most exciting thing i've seen in davis in quite some time. EllenWoodall

2007-07-18 22:57:35   There's some duplication here with the Town Fauna page. —CovertProfessor

2007-10-28 21:11:22   Whatever difference there was, once, between Town Fauna and this page has gone, as CovertProfessor points out. I think it was once that Fauna included domestic animals and 'wildlife' here didn't, but that is long since gone. Anyone want to merge them, as well as adding a comment box on Fauna? There could be a * along side, or a section for domestics, if one is concerned about it. Else, one cannot find half the information that is really hidden on the other page. — NotTires —NotTires

2008-04-24 10:27:26   I will give merging a shot. I'll bring the flora info over here. Then should we delete the info there and make it a redirect to here, or vice versa? —EmilyH

2008-04-24 10:30:02   Nevermind. Looks like I'm not allowed to edit this page. —EmilyH

2009-09-21 21:54:25   Isn't that gopher in the pic above? —CarlosOverstreet