Condition
Dead
Animal
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
Identification Confidence
somewhat confident
Observation Date / Time
Object ID: 765 | Survey ID:79 | banded (USFWS silver metal band 1687-13596 reported to USGS BBL 7/14/08, green metal band on other leg with '6 6 6 6' over 'R R R R'); collected for reporting and photos; confirmed to species and individual by Doug Bell's email 7/24/08: The bird you found was a female, one of 4 chicks banded on May 20th at age 21-23 days. One of her sisters was found drowned in a cement spring on July 8th. They sure have a hard time out there!; marked in GPS as VMRK0702
Observer
Jonathan Hakim
Travel Frequency
annually
Estimated Time Since Impact
definitely less than 3 hours
Road Type
local paved
Location Description
Kelbaker Roadabout 10.5 miles south of Kelso Dunes Road