November 16, 2016
Thanks to the generosity of Tony Nelson from the Sonoma Land Trust, my Restoration Ecology class was able to set up four wildlife cameras along the creek, to begin to investigate the diversity of animals – particularly mammals – on campus. Not only did Tony loan us the cameras, but he came on campus to teach us how to install them. The cameras were set up for only 4 days – November 11 through 15 – so we didn’t document many species, but we did get some great photos. And for a first outing, I’d say it was successful. I’m looking forward to longer sampling periods in the future.
Species List
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus californicus), California quail (Callipepla californica), Common raccoon (Procyon lotor), Western grey squirrel (Sciurus griseus)
Let me know what you think!