Field notes, v1522
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Tood and problems with yellow feet 10:05 tood [illegible] at 17moot, 10:15 20.5o body temp after almost steady journey of 20 yds. 1" tood black with yellow feet clearly seen came out during his journey. All this by breeze. Wet bulb 44o, see sun temp 1 or few minutes earlier. 3/22 10:36 Tiny [illegible] tood with yellow feet heading north (they all do!). Sun bright, wind. Hops and walks frantically, a few cloudy periods, some light snow at start of day: 10:45 more clouds 10:46 Still a few snow patches in Festuca 10:52 Stopped and dug himself partly into soil looked with hind feet. 10:55 Snuggled into his shallow scoop out. Not wet. 10:56 Full sun for at least 2 min. General temp. 28.5o C. shodt temp 54o. Schnittler (with charcoal) (wet) 10.5o C. He travelled 33 yds in the 16 min before he dug himself in. His S-V length 19 mm. 3/22 Telemetered lizard notes to be added to Central: 8:30 still snow patches 10:46 still a few snow patches 11:32 has been on Festuca for +/- 10 min. 11:40 sunny, clouds all around but not here. Breeze from west. 11:44 hot. 11:47 undertold 12:00 9 minutes basking on rock. Scared him trying to get his temp. Then he went to another rock and basked 12:15 still basking on this other rock 16.2/40 = 32.7o 12:23 " " " Thunder, clouds, no wind. 12:24 left rock. " " " 12:26 Wet sprinkle. 17.8/40 = 30.8o cool breeze from west. Mostly cloudy. 12:37 Herded him down hole 24.4/40 = 24.6o but he didn't like this hole and with a little herding headed back for his Pyron burrow of night before last.