Class B First-hand BFRO #26152

Backpackers hear whoops and tree push over SE of Round Valley in the Mt. San Jacinto Wilderness Area

June 2004 about 10:00 p.m. Idyllwild, Riverside County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and his son were in sleeping bags in their tent when they heard a loud low-pitched whooping call from boulders just above them. About an hour later the witness heard a loud boom close to the tent. Two mornings later he found a fresh green pine snapped at its base on the boulders near camp, which he inferred was pushed over by the animal that made the sounds.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
June 2004
Stated BFRO report #26152 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 10:00 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #26152 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Idyllwild, Riverside County, California
Stated BFRO report #26152 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
33.82, -116.63 (± 2 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 26152 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #26152 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #26152 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
camping overnight in a tent with son
Stated BFRO report #26152 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
the animal
Stated BFRO report #26152 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #26152 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Mike O'Brien (BFRO)
Tree damage

green ponderosa pine snapped off at base found on boulders near tent

Measurements: 8 inch diameter; 30 yards from tent

BFRO report, “Observed” section

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