Wednesday, 9:15-12:45 on live newts, 358 dead newts
I walked with Jim.
Weather: cold, a bit windy
Coverage: from Aldercroft Heights Rd intersection to the second stop sign.
Newts: 358 dead newts, all at least a bit dry, none were freshly killed. 1 tiny juvenile, some others seemed rather small, but I'm not sure they were juveniles. 152 of them were found on the lake side of the road, 206 on the hill side.
Other roadkills - spring is here: millipedes, centipede, 3 fence lizards, 2 Ring-necked Snakes, a toad, a frog, Santa Cruz Black Salamander.
Traffic: 1 truck, 16 cars, 1 motorcycle, 18 bikes, 1 pedestrian, 16 bikes, 2 parked cars.
My observations of the day - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2022-02-16&place_id=any&user_id=merav&verifiable=any
Jim's observations of the day - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2022-02-16&place_id=any&user_id=jim769&verifiable=any

Posted on February 17, 2022 05:04 PM by merav