Transcript LECA SYAL - Bosque School

Rabbit Survey Form
Page 1 of _______
Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program ~ Science, Education & Stewardship
Date: _______________________ Driver(s): __________________________
Survey Start Time: __________________ End Time: ____________________
Survey Participants: _______________________________________________
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Leg
Time
Temperature
(°C)
Relative
Humidity
(%)
Wind
Direction
Wind
Speed
Ave (kph)
Wind
Speed
Max (kph)
Precip.
Yes/No
(give type)
A
B
C
D
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Additional Information
Leg: indicate which leg in sequence (from Black Butte – leg A, south, 5.7 miles; leg B, east, 4.1 miles; leg C
(sea), north, 6.1 miles; leg D, west, 5.6 miles) TOTAL = 21.5 miles
Side: indicate which side of the road the rabbit was FIRST spotted on – left or right
Mileage: note the mileage from the start of the Black Butte gate (please give to nearest 1/10 th of a mile)
Distance: measure the distance from the center of the road to where the rabbit was spotted in a perpendicular
line; the spotlighter hold the light on the location where the rabbit was FIRST seen (even if the rabbit moves);
the 2nd spotlighter follows the rabbit with their light so the rabbit isn’t counted twice
Species:
Color of Eyeshine
LECA – Lepus californicus, black-tailed jackrabbit
Rabbits/hares – red/pink
Coyotes/predators - green
SYAL – Sylvilagus auduboni, desert cottontail rabbit
Rabbit Observations
#
Leg
(A, B, C, D)
Side
(L or R)
Mileage from
Start
1
2
3
4
5
Survey continues?: YES / NO
Distance to
Rabbit
Species
(LECA / SYAL)
Rabbit Observations ~ date: ____________________ page #: _____ of
#
Leg
(A, B, C, D)
Side
(L or R)
Mileage from
Start
Distance to
Rabbit
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Species
(LECA / SYAL)
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9
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LECA
SYAL
Black-tailed Jackrabbit
Desert Cottontail
Scientific Name
Lepus californicus
Sylvilagus auduboni
Body Weight (pounds)
6 pounds
2 pounds
Body Length (inches)
24 inches
16 inches
Ear Length (inches)
6 inches
3.5 inches
Tail Description
black & straight, 3 inches
White & puffy
Rabbit Observations ~ date: ____________________ page #: _____ of ________
#
Leg
(A, B, C, D)
Side
(L or R)
Little Bunny Foo Foo
Little bunny, Foo Foo
Hopping through the forest
Scooping up the field mice
And bopping them on the head
Down came the Good Fairy and she said,
"Little bunny, Foo Foo
I don't want to see you
Scooping up the field mice
And bopping them on the head.”
Mileage from
Start
Distance to
Rabbit
Species
(LECA / SYAL)