The owl was found deceased on the ground. It was found next to power lines and a transformer, which may have caused its death.
Rough, bumpy appearance to skin, bright orange venter, yellow eyes ID based on: Rough, bumpy appearance to skin, bright orange venter, yellow eyes
Adult, female. Found a short distance off the Lyons Ranch trail
Weather: ~60 F, sunny with a light breeze
Time: 4:00-4:30
Macrohabitat: oak savanna
Microhabitat: small, marshy pool surrounded by reeds and grassy vegetation. Water is stagnant with a muddy bottom.
Other notes: Caught in a minnow trap for a grad project I’m assisting with. Healthy looking adult with normal behavior. Found with about 15 other newts living in a relatively small pond. Some pairs were seen engaging in amplexus.
Found under a log in the community forest not far from the trail.
Pseudacris sierra, not regilla. Found in a small stream leading to the river.
6 deer in the flooded Mad river. Went downstream
under the Hammond bridge - split into two groups of 3 & escaped the water on opposite sides of the river.
on a lemon tree