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Mayhew
1959
Journal
80.
Aug. 10
Leland Creek, 5 mi. N. of Strawberry, Tuolumne Co., Calif.
Today at 1400 I left Kittie & Glen Ramont's cabin and hiked down to
the main road (Highway 108), looking
for lizards. The air temp. at the time
was 30° C. After examining a flat, open
area, I hiked up Leland Creek to the
road to Leland Meadow. The entire
region covered ranged between 5700 and
5800 feet elevation. It is yellow pine
coniferous forest, containing considerable
sugar pines, incense cedars, white firs, &
black oaks. There is also considerable
ground cover over much of the area.
However, along road cuts and fence
lines there is a fair amount of
open area. However, not one lizard
was seen on the entire trip. I
returned to the cabin at 1650, at
which time the air temp. was 27.4° C.
There were many spots that appeared
very similar to some in southern Calif.
in which I've captured many Sceloporus
occidentalis and Sceloporus graciosus.
Possibly it was the time of day that
accounted for the lack of lizards --
I don't know.
Aug. 11
3 mi. E. of Dardanelles, Tuolumne Co., Calif.
This afternoon at 1715, while
returning from the top of Sonora Pass,
I saw a Sceloporus graciosus setting