Pacific Newt Roadkill: 130 found dead today; 2 alive; Total death toll >1,000

January 6, 2019 (Sunday)
There were 130 newt carcasses on Alma Bridge Rd. this morning: 114 fresh, 16 decomposed. There were relatively few decomposed carcasses from the last couple of weeks. The cumulative death count is now 1,070.

I saw 2 live newts on Priest Rock Trail.

See: https://www.inaturalist.org/calendar/truthseqr/2019/1/6
(photos of dead newts were originally submitted in groups of 10 per observation, but later decoupled)

Coverage: (65%) Today I surveyed Alma Bridge Rd. between St. Joseph's Hill OSP and Soda Springs Rd.

Rainfall: (MTD: 1.27 in; YTD: 7.48 in) It rained yesterday (Saturday) and it was raining this morning. After ten days without rain, we've had 1.14 inches in two days.

Note: This journal post was updated on 02/10/2019 with the latest information: fresh vs. decomposed carcasses, % Coverage, Rainfall, and link to observations.

Posted on January 6, 2019 11:13 PM by truthseqr