Nature Notes From Crater Lake
Volume 17, 1951
Muskrat Record
By Dr. C. F. Yocom, Ranger-Naturalist
On August 8, 1951, I found an adult
muskrat on the park highway four miles north of the South Entrance.
Apparently it had been hit by a car as it was attempting to cross the
road. As Annie Creek nearby has cut a deep canyon with sheer walls, it
seems quite unlikely that the animal was making that creek its home.
Muskrats are known to rove or migrate considerable distances in the
fall. Possibly this individual was in search of a new home.
On a sparkling winter's day
