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Tord at Scrobescinus
12:05 still in shade, cloudy light, Forest temp 13.5°, 4.2 g, small
animal and wounded (but used to crawl), frogard body temp 19.0°, body
weight 8.5 • Soil 18°, shade temp 17°.
Although the sky was completely clear at the start of the
scrobescinus experiment, wispy clouds drifted forming near the sun
and reducing intensity of light. Towards the end, a capricious
colder breeze from the west also introduced variation.
Scrobescinus
march 18 Scrob adult #2 at Pycnosphyllum with 3 stones:
afternoon windy, ½ clouds, see other scrobescinus, H2 had been 6"
outside his hole for at least a half-hour before observations
began at 2:30. 2:38 air 13°, hauled on bare ground inside of
Pycnosphyllum ring; one side up against the Pycnosphyllum.
2:30-2:52 windy almost not sun. 2:53 air 13°. Had moments on
two or three occasions only in a glint to 2:59, darker chilly in
woolies, wool shirt, and air can (with open window. 3:15-12.2°,
still no movement, no sun, strong windy #3 has been somewhat lightly
felters sunshine, still windy, 13°. 3:39 walked 6" down into
his burrow, possibly because Anita walked nearby. air
temp. 12°, windy, cloudy. Anita saw none as she walked
through her area, but the tagged todo dipped beyond this
one is still out. 3:12 Pycnosphyllum well with bed out
of the burrow. 3:47 more down hole. air 11, windy.
march 20 9:59 - 1" brown toad in tree snuggling into depression, cloudy -
bright. 10:40 walked vigorously 2 ft, then stopped. 10:02 walked
into base of the oak 'soil temp 15°, air temp 10°.