Condition
Dead
Animal
Mallard
Identification Confidence
100% certain
Observation Date / Time
Struck by a car while flying in the early morning. It was not present at 2200 hours when another Park employee drove past this location. Two raptors fighting over carcass(reported by NHA employee) about 0530 a.m. PDT. Red-tailed Hawk observed eating carcass at 0630 a.m. (reported by a different park employee) The images show what remained when I found the carcass at 1845 p.m.
Observer
Anonymous
Travel Frequency
daily
Estimated Time Since Impact
definitely less than 24 hours
Roadway Speed Limit
60 mph
Road Type
state / rural highway
Location Description
CA Hwy 190Westbound lane; near mile marker 107.80, heading West; 2 feet onto the shoulder.