North side - 4/14/2020
April 14th, 2020 (Tuesday) 8:45 am – 10:25 pm: 10 new dead newts, 2 of them juveniles.
The weather was nice. There was no rain in the past week.
All newts observed today were new, as I removed everything last week, and did so again today.
Other roadkills - some earthworms, a millipede a cricket, moth, caterpillars, beetles, bumblebees, cicada, harvestman. Ants were feeding on some of the dead arthropods on the road.
Coverage: north part - the county park parking lot till the second stop sign.
Rainfall: (MTD: 2.35 in; YTD: 20.42 in). Data from - http://www.weathercat.net/wxraindetail.php
Traffic: 5 trucks, 20 cars, 11 bikes, 8 pedestrians.
The first county park parking lot (near the Jones trailhead) was closed, but the one in the middle of Alma Bridge Rd was open.
The creek near the lime kiln trail was dry, after running for the first time last week.
Comments
@merav, do you think the migration season is almost over?
It seems so. I guess that's a good thing!
Merav
Oh, thank goodness! It's been a brutal year for them. Thank you so much for your efforts!
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