Condition
Dead
Animal
Black-Tailed Jackrabbit
Identification Confidence
100% certain
Observation Date / Time
Moderate damage. Struck by a car two miles ahead of me. I watched an Aquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle) land and begin removing the entrails. After I took the images, it carried the carcass away within 5 minutes. Sparse vegetation dominated by Atriplex hymenelytra (Desert holly), Larrea tridentata (Creosote), and Erigonum inflatum (Desert trumpet). Weather: 90% cloud cover, 1-3 mph winds, 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
Observer
S Holt
Travel Frequency
monthly
Estimated Time Since Impact
exact time of impact (witnessed event)
Roadway Speed Limit
25 mph
Road Type
local paved
Location Description
Ubehebe RoadWestbound lane; apparently landed on white lane markings