deer

family Cervidae

Member of ruminants (suborder Ruminantia)
placental mammals (infraclass Placentalia)
mammals (class Mammalia)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

There are no other wild members of this family in the bay area.

columbian black-tailed deer
Odocoileus hemionus ssp. columbianus

Only one subspecies of mule deer is found in the bay area, but be aware that another subspecies is found not much further south as well as in the Sierras. Wikimedia has a range map. More ID tips here.

tule elk
Cervus canadensis ssp. nannodes

1 observed taxon / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 116 (115 are research grade)

Locations:

Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 10
Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 10
Monte Bello OSP: 10
Alum Rock Park, San Jose: 7
Calero CP: 7
Henry Coe SP: 7
Almaden Quicksilver CP: 5
Santa Teresa CP: 5
Ed R. Levin CP: 4
Coyote Hills RP: 3
El Corte de Madera OSP: 3
Rancho San Antonio OSP: 3
Russian Ridge OSP: 3
Sierra Azul; OSP: 3
Sierra Vista OSP: 3
Stevens Creek CP: 3
Bear Creek Redwoods OSP: 2
La Honda Creek OSP: 2
Long Ridge OSP: 2
Point Lobos SP: 2
San Pedro Valley CP: 2
Yosemite NP: 2
Big Basin SP
Coyote Valley OSP
Del Valle RP
El Sereno OSP
Foothills Nature Preserve, Palo Alto
Fremont Older OSP
Joseph D. Grant CP
Montevina Rd., Santa Clara County
Picchetti Ranch OSP
Pinnacles NP
Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP
San Jose, CA
Sanborn CP
Saratoga, CA
Skyline Ridge OSP
Sunol Wilderness RP
UCSC Campus Natural Reserve

Months:

Jan.: 13
Feb.: 13
Mar.: 11
Apr.: 11
May: 13
Jun.: 11
Jul.: 7
Aug.: 2
Sep.: 3
Oct.: 10
Nov.: 12
Dec.: 10

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Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist