A partridge in a pear tree

April

One coyote, two raccoons, one squirrel, one opposum and one muskrat. That’s my list of roadkill spotted in the past 18 hours, which is essentially my drive home last night and my travels this morning. While I’ll admit to an interest in road-killed animals – when I see a mound or lump up ahead, I always try to identify the species as I drive past – I usually don’t keep a running tally. But the coyote last night on Interstate 684 quickly followed by one of the raccoons on Interstate 84 made me start counting. The others were on Route 6 in Carmel, Route 22 in Patterson and the Saw Mill River Parkway in Bedford.

My interest, by the way, may have gotten its start years ago, when I received this as a gift.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 25th, 2007 at 1:41 pm by Mike Risinit.
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