Field notes, v1382
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E.L. Kadettum 1954 Bufo canorus (14) May 26 Kaiser Peak meadows, 8000 ft., Fresno Co., Calif. at. The eggs are bluish, small (1+ mm.), uncleaved, and spread out in strings over a bottom area of about 9 x 7 inches. Oh, the plot tickness! One of (the hood thereof) sticks out from under loose sod 6" from the egg mass. 4 ft another F and eggs spread over 3x5" area It seems very possible that the one or two survived both females. I squeezed the F's but got no more egg extrusion. Cloared temp: second F 14.0° C. 6:35 P.M. May 27 8:30 A.M. I killed and preserved both above F. They had been kept below freezing temperatures during the night and were covered with ice this A.M. Cloared temp. Both F when removed from jar 0.0° C But both showed fighting reflex and one walked slowly a few steps when prodded. Other animals also were exposed to sub-zero temperatures, I had no max-min thermometers with me but records of night-time temps. I recorded with Schultz's quick recording thermometer are these: Taken at under 0.2 mi. NFA Kaiser Pass Summit air 10:25 P.M. (D.S.) last night over window 3.1° C. " 10:50 " " " " " 1.5° C. " 11:15 " " " " over dry ground 1.0° C. " 7:15 A.M. " this A.M. " " -2.0° C. " 7:45 " " " " over meadow -2.0° C. " 7:58 " " " +1.0° C.