Field notes, v1524
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AKP 1973 Toad watch 3/17 sunny, windless 8:35 AM pygophylla #2 lin - dark, stump faked just out 8:45 coral lin # 4 (N 6") near lin #2 rocks 8:50 med. toad under little (2") rock in front of bigger rock. head in sun smaller toad (1"), black, walking 2 yds away. 8:53 little toad - travelled without stopping for 5 yds, to little hole. Paused for 1 min. in sun in front of hole. Disappeared into hole. 8:56 Little toad out again. Sits wedging me (?) in sun. 9:AM- med coral toad under little rock still little toad near hole, sunning himself on dirt something glinting near rear of toad. 9:10 little toad moving still med toad under little rock no lin #1 in sight 9:30 as above. 9:40 - med toad as above little toad - disappeared spider in entrance of lin 1 hole. 10 - watched lin #1 (5") and smaller # (#4?) starting to eat at edge of clearing, make circuit of clearing. First followed by #. Male does a lot more basking. Investigated a depression with a hole in it where I looked, shortly withdrew into hole - suspect fairly large toad. 10:15 med toad as above - when I look closely to ascertain this he comes out a little from under the rock; sits there with his handout. Withdrews under rocks as I sit down 4 feet away. Flig (#4) crossing open area; ate twice - seemed vegetarian. 10:30 large toad sitting 1" in sun in depression hole 11:00 large toad gone med under rock (50-43.5 - thermometer) and observe. Sum little toad: 50 minutes in sun med toad: 2 hrs, 10 min under little rock big toad: ~ 1 hr in sun Lizards - were not constantly in sight, but were never seen to enter holes. Coral area ~ 25 yds in diameter