Field notes, v4224
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June 30 Charlie Canyon, N Fork Oak Creek, chaparral National Forest, chaparral CA (cont.) my car and put them on ice to keep them cool since it is quite warm out. All together, cl searched for salamanders for about 2 hours, cl swabbed the 6 salamanders, starting from number ChC2, since SMR29 was ChC1. Took 1 photo of each. Flash froze all swabs immediately. Swabs # Age class Sex ChC1 Adult female from last trip ChC2 Adult male ChC3 Subadult ChC4 Adult female ChC5 Juvenile - lost 1 swab in LN2 tank ChC6 Small adult ChC7 Adult female ChC8 Adult female ChC9 Juvenile ChC10 Juvenile Went back at dusk and found another adult in the same area where cl found the others at 8:54PM. Searched up and down the stream and in the area for 2 more hours and found 2 juveniles along the bank under a log and a rock. Got swabs and photos for all three. The night was clear and mild, with a temperature of about 19°C. cl returned all salamanders to the point of capture at 11PM.