Journal archives for July 2020

July 2, 2020

July 1st, 2020

July 1st, 2020 (Wednesday) 8:30-10:00 am: no newts today! This is the 6th week with no newts.
The weather was nice, even cool in the shade.
Other roadkills - only a couple of honey bees and a beetle were found today. Maybe it was windy, and the wind got everything?
Coverage: north part - the county park parking lot till the second stop sign.
Rainfall: (MTD: 0 in; YTD: 21.78 in). Data from - http://www.weathercat.net/wxraindetail.php
Traffic: 5 trucks, 18 cars, 11 bikes, 20 pedestrians.
The rowing club was open. All county park parking lots were open, no street parking near the first County Park parking lot.

Posted on July 2, 2020 04:41 PM by merav merav | 0 comments | Leave a comment

July 16, 2020

July 9th, 2020

July 9th, 2020 (Thursday) 9:00-10:30 am: no newts today! This is the 7th week with no newts.
It was hot.
Other roadkills - a few insects, including a tarantula hawk, and a tiny fence lizard
Coverage: north part - the county park parking lot till the second stop sign.
Rainfall: (MTD: 0 in; YTD: 21.78 in). Data from - http://www.weathercat.net/wxraindetail.php
Traffic: 2 trucks, 24 cars, 20 bikes, 23 pedestrians.
The rowing club was open. All county park parking lots were open, no street parking near the first County Park parking lot.
I'm posting this a week late. I'm afraid I'll have to skip this week. I'll try and make it next week

Posted on July 16, 2020 12:26 AM by merav merav | 0 comments | Leave a comment

July 23, 2020

July 22nd

July 22nd, 2020 (Wednesday) 9:30-11:00 am: no newts today! This is the 9th week with no newts (assuming there were no newts on the road last week. I wasn't there to check).
It was cool, very windy. No rain.
Other roadkills - a few insects.
Coverage: north part - the county park parking lot till the second stop sign.
Busy traffic: 8 trucks, 82 cars, 6 motorcycles, 8 bikes, 9 pedestrians.
The rowing club was open, with very load speakers, that can be heard from remote parts of the road. All county park parking lots were open.

Posted on July 23, 2020 05:10 PM by merav merav | 0 comments | Leave a comment