📡 IoT
High VPD alert — Summit
VPD exceeded 2.5 kPa at Summit Lookout, indicating strong evaporative demand.
Observations & Sightings
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🐦 Birdcall Sensor
Pale-headed Rosella detected
Bird call detected: Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus). Resident species; year-round presence expected. Detection rate 3.2/day vs baseline 3.8/day — within normal variance.
87% confidence
📡 IoT
High bat activity near Simpson Falls
Bat detector recorded 28 passes/hour between 19:00–21:00, with an estimated 4 species. Activity is above the seasonal baseline of 18 passes/hour — likely driven by warm, calm conditions favouring insect emergence.
📡 IoT
Nighttime light levels consistent with waning gibbous
Ambient light at Creek station measured 0.12 lux at 02:00, consistent with 78% moon illumination (waning gibbous). No artificial light contamination detected.
🦎 iNat
Yellow-faced Whip Snake on Simpson Falls Trail
Demansia psammophis spotted basking on a rocky outcrop along the trail mid-morning. Resident species; expected in warm conditions. Presence indicates healthy understorey habitat structure.
93% confidence
📡 IoT
PM2.5 spike detected — possible hazard reduction burn
PM2.5 levels reached 35 µg/m³ across multiple sites (baseline: 8 µg/m³). Coincides with a scheduled hazard reduction burn in the adjacent catchment. CO₂ remained within normal range.
👤 Community
Lace Monitor spotted on western slopes
Large Lace Monitor (Varanus varius) basking on a fallen log along the fire trail. Resident species; sightings increase in warm weather as reptiles thermoregulate.
🌦️ Weather
Afternoon thunderstorm
12 mm of rain fell in 45 minutes during an intense afternoon storm.