1009-1225. Low 60s F. Initially cloud cover. Sunny at end. On the way up to the first set of cover boards I photographed a set of flowers and grasses. There were many Western Skinks under the cover sheets today. One new species was found for the cover board project, a juvenile Southern Alligator Lizard. Two Western Fence Lizards were found as well, but these were under pieces of wood that were on top of metal roofing pieces, not actually under the sheets. As is typical most (in this case all) herps were in the upper two grassy sites, with no herps detected in the lower wooded sets of cover boards.
I walked the river trail to bait the trail cams. Along the way I photographed a few flowers, some tracks in the sand (an unidentified mammal, mink, and raccoon), and some crayfish and mussel shells.
Back on campus a solidly rusty-colored "wooly bear" caterpillar was slowly dying on the concrete path. It looked like it had been stepped on or damaged by a bird.
Bird lists:
Lee O. Hunt Arboretum
Kenneth Knechtel Park and river trail
In bed of small intermittent stream, no flowing water now.
Coverboard 28. 42/105 mm, 35/75 mm.
Coverboard 30. 47/128 mm.
Coverboard 29. 40/105 mm.
Coverboard 25. 55/154 mm.
Coverboard 24. 60/76 mm.
Coverboard 23. 40/110 mm.
Coverboard 22. 38/78 mm.
Coverboard 21. 41/111 mm.
Coverboard 20. 51/108 mm. Under wood on metal.
Coverboard 20. 53/138 mm.
Coverboard 19. 40/82 mm. Under wood on metal.
Coverboard 19. 40/48 mm.
At least one other plant nearby.
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