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Old 09-14-2016, 04:52 PM
 
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I saw a pair of wild Cougars the other night at Mad Mex.
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Old 09-14-2016, 05:11 PM
 
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The mammals I've seen have been pretty pedestrian overall. Tons of squirrels, groundhogs, and deer. I don't think I've seen a single raccoon or fox in Pittsburgh.

I have seen some interesting birds, though they're often from far away and hard to identify. The coolest was what appeared to be an all-white egret or heron of some sort. I've also seen longnose gar in the river just hanging out by Washington's Landing.
Are you serious. You can have some of our raccoons. We have red fox as well. They are beautiful.
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Old 09-14-2016, 05:34 PM
 
Location: Squirrel Hill PA
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I have seen most of these in Bridgeville while horseback riding.
Red fox
Coyote
Deer
Pheasant
Turkey
red tailed hawk
Turkey vulture
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Scarlet tanager
Chimney swift
Porcupine
Raccoon
Eastern Bluebird
Goldfinch
Blue heron
Barn swallow
Brown bat
Baltimore oriel
Indigo bunting
Great Horned owl
screech owl
Barn owl
Green snake
Copperhead snake
Black rat snake
garter snake
Milk snake
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Old 09-14-2016, 06:15 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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I didn't know birds counted.
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Old 09-14-2016, 08:27 PM
 
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The only wild fox I ever saw was eating garbage in the U.K. Which makes perfect sense, because they don't have raccoons and opossums to compete with there.
Lots of hedgehogs too

Wildest I've seen in the burgh have been deer
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Old 09-14-2016, 08:52 PM
 
Location: Squirrel Hill PA
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I didn't know birds counted.
Why wouldn't they?
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Old 09-14-2016, 09:01 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Morningside)
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I remember a few years back I saw an American Goldfinch when on the Allegheny Riverfront trail. I know they're actually pretty common, but 90% of the time all you see in the city are those nondescript little brown birds, crows, pigeons, robins, and the occasional cardinal, blue jay, and grackle.
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Old 09-14-2016, 09:11 PM
 
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Why wouldn't they?
You're right that they should. I just didn't think of it, possibly because I have great trouble telling one type of bird from another. I did see a red-tailed hawk kill a dove in Frick Park. (I looked up what type of bird it was when I got home.)
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Old 09-14-2016, 09:45 PM
 
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You're right that they should. I just didn't think of it, possibly because I have great trouble telling one type of bird from another. I did see a red-tailed hawk kill a dove in Frick Park. (I looked up what type of bird it was when I got home.)
That is why I live in the suburbs, our doves can live their life in peace without random acts of violence.

All seriousness I love kayaking with all the blue heron in the south hills, they are such a cool looking bird.
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Old 09-15-2016, 05:38 AM
 
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I live in W. PA and have seen on my property this year all of what's in the quote below as well as:
Bald Eagles
Northern Banded water snake
Ground hogs
Green Heron

On any given day, I could spot probably 10 of them on a walk.

I removed some birds and snakes from the quote below.

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I have seen most of these in Bridgeville while horseback riding.
Red fox
Coyote
Deer
Pheasant
Turkey
red tailed hawk
Turkey vulture
Peregrine Falcon
Raccoon
Eastern Bluebird
Goldfinch
Blue heron
Barn swallow
Brown bat
Baltimore oriel
Great Horned owl
screech owl
Barn owl
Black rat snake
garter snake
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