Prior to August I was unaware of Night hawks
The posts here sent me Googling for pics and looking
I live 1/3 mile west of Dothan Brook School amid 10-30 acre pastures on Dothan Rd
While driving down Loveland Hill Road saw my first while driving.
Thrilled, thanks to all you educators
Wendy Smith
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> On Sep 4, 2018, at 6:53 AM, Ted Levin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Thanks, Chris for the post. I'm an inveterate D.O.R. tallier, too.
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> Where were the peaks of the roadkills, up north or down south, where there are many more species of oaks?
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> I expect late next summer there will be a peak in rattlesnake birthing, females having gorged this summer on the bumper crop of chipmunks and white-footed mice.
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> Ted
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>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 6:05 AM Chris Rimmer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Following up on widespread observations of large squirrel numbers this summer, both road-killed and alive, I conducted an ad hoc census along I-91 between WRJ and the MA border, en route to and from DE, first southbound on 8/31 and then northbound yesterday.
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>> On Thursday, I counted 52 dead and 3 live gray squirrels, 3 dead and 1 live red squirrels, and >15 unidentifiable small carcasses, most of which I'm sure were squirrels, perhaps with some chipmunks mixed in. Yesterday's northbound count was probably more accurate (my wife Leslie helped, even as she texted our kids about Dad's latest wildlife obsession...), and the numbers jumped: 117 gray and 9 red road-killed squirrels, none live, >20 unidentified carcasses, plus 7 skunks, 2 porcupines and 1 red fox.
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>> Of course, I have no idea what "baseline" interstate mortality would be, but there can be no doubt that this is high. I recommend this kind of censusing as a method to avoid road weariness!
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>> Chris
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