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On the morning of August 8, 2007, Susan Falcone found a roadkill beaver in
Superior Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan. It was just east of the
intersection of Plymouth Rd. and the entrance to M14. Susan says she
has seen many beavers (up north) fairly close up and that this was a very
large one. Her photos are below.
Click on any picture to get a full-sized version (2048x1536). This is believed to be the first documented sighting of beaver in Washtenaw County in quite a few years although strong evidence of their presence in the Zeeb Road/Huron River Drive area was reported in December 2005. Anyone with knowledge of the occurrence of beaver in Washtenaw County in the last 40 years is asked to post to birders(AT)umich.edu. Alternatively, you can write to bbowman99(AT)comcast.net. For information about American Beaver (Castor canadensis) you can go to the web site of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. |
photo 1 - on Plymouth Rd. looking west toward the M14 intersection
photo 2 - roadkill beaver near the M14 and M153 (Ford Rd.)
intersection with Plymouth Rd.
photo 3 - closeup
photo 4 - closeup
photo 5 - moved to shoulder
photo 6 - closeup (moved to shoulder)
photo 7 - closeup (moved to shoulder)
photo 8 - moved farther from road
photo 9 - closeup (moved farther from road)
Susan Falcone
Superior Township, Washtenaw Co., Michigan