Skilled climbers, woodrats are often found moving through the branches of trees once night approaches, during which they forage for acorns, berries, seeds and other vegetable matter. When they are moving about on the ground, they are almost always found travelling on paths cleared of grass, twig, and rock obstacles. This small dark-gray mouse is most active by night, but may be heard at other times of the day as it travels along the runways it cuts through the grass. Voles can be distinguished from other mice by their short tails and hairy ears. They can be found wherever grass and other ground cover grows more than several inches high.
Voles eat the grass, as well as seeds from many plants.
These small brown rabbits with white tails are sometimes flushed from thick grass and shrubs. While they are active in the day, they are rarely conspicuous, for the brush rabbit is prey to a great many animals. Deer are plentiful in the Canyon, as attested by their often-sighted footprints and scats, but their fear of human hunters makes them a relatively uncommon sight. Deer often travel in small groups, and communicate with each other by stamping their feet. The best place to see deer is along the creek near the less accessible pools.