Dec 23, 2020 - South Side
(Wednesday) 9:20-12:40 pm: 34 dead newts found, no live newts
The weather was cold (about 8C), cold wind in the shade. No rain in a while. Rainfall: Rain MTD 1.85 in, YTD 2.78 in per http://www.weathercat.net/wxraindetail.php
I documented 34 dead newts, 8 of them juveniles. They were all very dry.
Other roadkills: one small arboreal salamander, many Jerusalem Crickets and centipedes, a beetle, caterpillars, and the famous skunk.
Coverage: south part - from Aldercroft Heights Rd to the first stop sign. I forgot how different this part is - it was very quiet, most of the time I didn't see anyone or any cars. I did see about 5 cars racing on the road at some point. I met a couple that was cleaning the road, which would explain why it was so clean. They live nearby, and have been cleaning the road for a long time.
Traffic: 1 truck, 41 cars (including SJJJ and Midpen), 16 bikes, 9 pedestrians, and 2 cars parked by the road.
I saw the HTH team on their way to array #6.
Comments
@merav, that's interesting about the couple cleaning the road. We're they just removing trash? Any chance they've removed newts & other roadkill?
I don't think so. They walk by the road and pick up trash. They have county parks volunteer status, so they coordinate with county parks to pick up the trash bags. I think the newts are too small to be noticed. If you don't know what you're looking for, they just look like leaves. And there's enough trash to keep them busy...
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