Multiple heard, one seen.
On Los Coyotes tribal land - $10 fee to hike. I heard a few individuals about 3.5mi up the trail, above 6000ft in elevation, in at least two different spots. There were 3 calling where I photographed this individual. I believe I also heard one further down the trail, a little above the intersection between Sukat and Hot Springs Mountain Rd, still above 6000ft. All seemed to be calling from the pine needle/leaf litter on the ground.
Mixed coniferous forest with incense-cedar and Coulter's, Jeffrey's, and Sugar Pine based on nearby iNat observations.
Sunny, high 40s/low 50s, windy.
This is a carnivorous katydid feeding on a Triatoma gerstaeckeri. the second image is the image of the prey item, a hollowed-out T. gerstaeckeri
One of a couple insects I spotted at the mirror pools at school.