Condition
Dead
Animal
California Ground Squirrel
Identification Confidence
100% certain
Observation Date / Time
mic#092 California Ground Squirrel (100%) ; 34.697351, -120.113731 ; 2013/11/30 ; 16:00 ; County 55mph ; exact (in part!). Figueroa Mtn. Rd., on S bound lane. ~2 mi N Ca 154, Los Olivos. Stubble level field to W, brush slope to E.
Adult, stunned facing field, but still alive. Hit on the head, hardly able to move. After some minutes it started turning and tried to crawl to brush (across road) and was hit by 2nd car.
Observer
Michael I Christie
Travel Frequency
other
Estimated Time Since Impact
exact time of impact (witnessed event)
Roadway Speed Limit
55 mph
Road Type
local paved
Location Description
Figueroa Mtn. Rd., S bound lane. ~2 mi N Ca 154, Los Olivos. Stubble level field to W, brush slope to E