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Another in the bucket. I’ve found (one) possible point of entry. The homeowner plugged it but we’ll still need to go over the whole space and check for more.

This guy was the jumpiest (in the literal sense) deer mouse I’ve ever seen— continuously jumped more than halfway to the top of the bucket! Released in the bramble patch.

Bones found in Barn Owl Pellet #C-03.
Right mandible plus teeth. The last photo shows this mandible in comparison with a larger mandible from a Botta's pocket gopher.

Here is the observation for the pellet:
Pellet #C-03: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/214778333

I thought this one looked odd so I looked it up. This was the only thing that I felt matched it. I think it was living in a fallen tree next to the trail. It would run down to where a bunch of plants were growing, grab a big mouthful, run back up the hill, come back and repeat. It didn’t seem to mind me being there so long as I was quiet. I probably watched it for a good 10-15 minutes. Eventually I moved along down the trail, and I found the opening of the hollow tree, filled with the plants it was collecting, which is what the final picture shows.