RESULTS
Interstate 90 Transects
Transect data
Volunteers recorded 136 observations this season, more than in any season of the
project. The average number of observations per year for the length of the project to
date is 99. Observations identified ten different species. Track observations of coyotes
were most common followed by bobcats (see Table 1). Consistent observations of
beavers at Gold Creek made that species our third most numerous, documented
animal. During the 2009‐2010 season, monitors recorded the most observations of
ungulates; but this year's number of observations was higher than any year since then.
The only level one species recorded this season was a cougar at Easton Hill North,
where it was associated with the remains of a deer less than 50 meters from the
highway. The Price Noble transect complex again had the highest diversity of species
recorded (Table 1), while Easton Hill South had the most observations on any single
transect (Table 2).
coyote
bobcat
beaver
elk
ambiguous
mule deer
raccoon
% of all
observations
43.1%
20.8%
12.5%
9.0%
6.9%
2.1%
2.1%
porcupine
1.4%
cougar
mink
river otter
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
Species
Most frequent
area
Price Noble
Easton Hill
Gold Creek
Price Noble
Price Noble
Price Noble
Price Noble
Price Noble /
Easton
Easton Hill
Price Noble
Gold Creek
Table 1. Summary of species detected 2012‐2013 winter field season
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CWMP 2012-2013 Winter Field Season Report
