deer

family Cervidae

Member of ruminants (suborder Ruminantia)
placental mammals (infraclass Placentalia)
therians (subclass Theria)
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: 101 (100 are research grade)

Locations:

Monte Bello OSP: 10
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 9
Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 7
Henry Coe SP: 7
Almaden Quicksilver CP: 5
Alum Rock Park, San Jose: 5
Calero CP: 5
Santa Teresa CP: 5
Coyote Hills RP: 3
Ed R. Levin CP: 3
Rancho San Antonio OSP: 3
Russian Ridge OSP: 3
Sierra Azul OSP: 3
Sierra Vista OSP: 3
El Corte de Madera OSP: 2
La Honda Creek OSP: 2
Long Ridge OSP: 2
San Pedro Valley CP: 2
Stevens Creek CP: 2
Yosemite NP: 2
Bear Creek Redwoods OSP
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
Skyline Ridge OSP
Sunol Wilderness RP
UCSC Campus Natural Reserve

Months:

Jan.: 13
Feb.: 12
Mar.: 8
Apr.: 9
May: 12
Jun.: 10
Jul.: 5
Aug.: 2
Sep.: 2
Oct.: 9
Nov.: 10
Dec.: 9

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Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist