Condition
Dead
Animal
California Thrasher
Identification Confidence
100% certain
Observation Date / Time
mic #950 California Thrasher (00)
@ 34.765564, -120.289593 & 2015.05.12 ; 16:45 ; Wit. Co 45, effective 30 mph.
Cat Cyn Rd., ~0.6 mi. N I.101, Los Alamos. S bd, landed N bd. Oak savanna/ Baccharis-willow brush. Adult, ‘intact’, just hit by my car, sadly. Bird flew low from small oaks diagonally along rd into the car’s path (same direction), which was ‘cruising’ at 25 - 30 mph. Likely hit by front (or rolled under), landed on opposite lane, dead. Xt, fs d.
Observer
Michael I Christie
Estimated Time Since Impact
exact time of impact (witnessed event)
Roadway Speed Limit
45 mph
Road Type
local paved
Location Description
Cat Cyn Rd., N I.101, Los Alamos. S bd, landed N bd. Oak savanna/ Baccharis-willow.