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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.