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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Summary of 2016 Transect Data
All transects were visited at least three times over the course of the winter. However, the
northern portions of the Price-Noble West and Price-Noble East transects were only completed
twice due to access challenges created by ongoing construction at these locations.
This year we had 80 detections of sign across all transects, representing 6 species. Ambiguous
sign accounted for 32.5% of all detections. Tracks composed 97.4% of sign, and scat composed
the remaining 2.6%. As in years past, coyote represented the largest number of detections
(38.8%), and was found at Hyak and all five transects along the interstate on both sides of the
highway. Bobcat composed 18.8% of detections at Hyak and all five transects along I-90, but was
only detected on both sides of the highway at Easton Hill. Elk was detected twice at Easton
North. Mule deer was detected once at Price Noble East North. Beaver was detected on two
transects, but only on one side of the highway. Raccoon was detected at Snoqualmie Pass South
(Table 1).
Transect Data
Transect Coyote Bobcat Beaver Elk Mule
Deer
Raccoon
Silver Fir Hyak X*
Silver Fir Side Hill X* X*
Snoqualmie Pass North X* X
Snoqualmie Pass South X X
Gold Creek North X X
Gold Creek South X X*
Price Noble West North X
Price Noble West South X X
Price Noble East North X X X
Price Noble East South X X
Easton North X X* X*
Easton South X* X
Table 1. Species detected along each transect at least once, '*' denotes sites and species that had associated
trailing data.
