Thursday, 9:55-11:55 am. 45 dead newts, no live ones
Weather: drizzling most of the time, then pouring :)
Coverage: from ABR and Eldercroft Heights intersection to the first stop sign. I walked with Keith.
We documented 45 dead newts, possibly a few were juveniles. !8 of the newts were documented on the reservoir side, 27 on the hill side.
Other roadkill: tree frog.
Traffic - 14 cars, 10 trucks (county roads, SJJJ), 0 motorcycles, 0 bikes, 1 pedestrian, 10 parked cars.
county roads had about 10 trucks by the Eldercroft Heights intersection. Another crew (SJJJ?) was cutting trees in Soda Spring Creek.
My observations of the day - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2024-02-29&place_id=any&user_id=merav&verifiable=any

Posted on February 29, 2024 10:10 PM by merav