e regarded as merely
occasionally wandering into the Park.

Procyon lotor pallidus Merriam Raccoon

In December, 1959, three raccoons were seen on Prater Grade and later
three were seen in Morfield Canyon near the tunnel. I saw a dead raccoon
at the side of the highway 3 mi. WSW of Mancos, 6700 feet, on August 8,
1956. This locality is outside of the Park and not on the Mesa, but is
mentioned because it indicates that the raccoon probably occurs along
the Mancos River, which forms the eastern boundary of the Park. The
raccoon is rare in the area. Some local persons were surprised to hear
of its presence; other persons told me that raccoons were present, but
rare.

Bassariscus astutus flavus Rhoads Ringtail

_Specimens examined._--Total, 4: MV 7884/507 and 7885/507, trapped
in Balcony House and prepared by D. Watson in 1939; MV 7901/507 and
7902/507, without data.

The cliff dwellings are favored by ringtails and in some years they are
common near occupied dwellings in the area of headquarters. Ringtails
have been seen in each major habitat within the Park.

Mustela frenata nevadensis Hall Long-tailed Weasel

_Specimens examined._--Total, 5: MV 7891/507, [Male], from the
"Garden" [= Indian Cornfield]; [Female], MV 7892/507, also from
the "Cornfield"; MV 7859/507, "Killed by car on Prater Grade";
[Male], MV 7871/507, in winter pelage, from the North Rim; and
[Male], 83464, killed on the road 1/2 mi. NE of the tunnel,
Morfield Canyon.

C.W. Quaintance in 1935 reported that on January 11, he and Mr. Nelson
saw a weasel attack a cottontail, and on March 9, while on the snow
plow, Mr. Nelson witnessed another cottontail being killed by a weasel.
Weasels in white winter pelage have been recorded in December and
January. The brown pelage has been seen as late as November.

Mustela vison energumenos (Bangs) Mink

D. Watson (in letter of January 16, 1957) wrote: "When Jack Wade, now
Chief Ranger, was doing patrol work in the Mancos Canyon back in the
1930's, he saw mink along the river at the east side of the Park.
Several years ago, the people who lived on the ranch where Weber Canyon
joins the Mancos trapped a mink." Tracks have been reported along the
Mancos River in several years.

Spilogale putorius gracilis Merriam Spotted Skunk

_Specimen_: Immature [Male], MV 7860/507, Cliff Palace, August
22, 1936, prepared by A.E. Borrell.

In some years t