Observaciones de erlichtwardt

Found on a rocky hilltop with no apparent source of perennial water nearby.

Found under a pine log in a grove of Monterey pine, California slender salamanders we also observe under other logs.

Juvenile found under a small metal sign lying flat on the ground in a Monterey pine grove.

Two individuals found under a large plywood board weedy field.

Juvenile, found under piece of Monterey pine bark on the ground on Nicholl Knob.

Found under Monterey pine log on Nicholl Knob.

Found in coast redwood, Douglas fir, California bay, tanbark oak forest

Unusual color. Found in coast redwood, Douglas fir, California bay, tanbark oak forest.

Found in coast redwood, Douglas fir, California bay, tanbark oak forest.

Found under a coast live oak log along a dirt path between streets; another individual was also found under an oak log nearby.

Found under a piece of oak bark in deep shade in a grove of coast live oak, little understory with a substrate of oak leaves and litter.

Two adults observed basking on root tangle at edge of Ulatis Creek.

Many recently transformed toads observed along the north shore of Elizabeth Lake, many on damp algal mats at the waters edge. About 91 degrees F with clear skies and breezy.

Found under plastic surface object on sand. Overcast, cool, about 55 degrees F.

Partly cloudy, 71 degrees F

Observed near Little Sulfur Creek, temperature low 60’s degrees F, partly cloudy.

Fresh roadkill, 6-7 Turkey Vultures were perched in nearby trees and feeding on the carcass.

Pair of this non-native species. Also, observed entering a cavity in dead stump of a Canary Island date palm. Chased briefly by a Cooper’s hawk. With Richard Erickson and Peter Gaede.

Juvenile found about an hour after dark, just run over, on a road in tropical dry forests. With Richard Erickson, Peter Gaede, and Rene Valdes.

Subadult (carapace about 9 cm in length), first observed submerged in a small water filled pit in the limestone bedrock. No other surface water in the area.

Basking, Undisturbed on sand dune. Subadult, three other individuals observed in the area.

Juvenile individual found under a downed log in pine oak forest

Found active on the surface in pine forest late in the day, thunderstorms and rain earlier in the day, but no creeks or ponds nearby.

Observed in cutover dry forest perched in large guanacaste tree in an orchard, birding with Rene Valdes, Richard Erickson, and Peter Gaede.

Observed in pine/oak forest at Rancho la Nora; Birding and mammal watching with Richard Erickson, Peter Gaede, and Rene Valdes.

Subadult basking in the shade in the late afternoon. Birding (and herping) with Richard Erickson, Peter Gaede, and Rene Valdes.