Condition
Dead
Animal
California Ground Squirrel
Identification Confidence
100% certain
Observation Date / Time
mic#2132; Cal Grd Squirrel; 00; @ 34.608293, -120.026388; & 2016.08.06; 18:45; <3h; Co; 45.
Happy Cyn Rd; ~0.9 mi Baseline Av; Santa Ynez.; S bd ?; GrassL/ rural - viney.; Adult; Very fresh.; sh; nb; xp; Fs-e. First seen ~18:53 as TV was flying off from N bd side with RK in bill - landed in field ~50 yds to E (~34.608298, -120.025867). Only ~100 yds N of #2131 - same group of TVs scavanged both RKs - when flushed from #2131 they moved to #2132. Wathced group strip carcass till ~19:19 - TVs still on carcass when left - RK incarsible.
Observer
Michael I Christie
Estimated Time Since Impact
definitely less than 3 hours
Carcass Position
road shoulder
Roadway Speed Limit
45 mph
Road Type
local paved
Location Description
Happy Cyn Rd; S Baseline Av; Santa Ynez.S bd ?; GrassL/ rural- viney.