Field notes, v1382
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E.L. Kolstun 1954 Bullos canosa (24) may 28 Beregy meadow, 7300 ft., Yoz. Notte Park. neale 6/7-28. Present 63° F. Reset ord upored with mosquitoes are plaguing me bee for the first time this spring. Soil temps. 0"-2½°, 6"-11.5° C.; 12"-10°; 18"-8.5° 24"-8.0° C. Nor snow patches visible south side of the road. Meadow grasses average 4" range 2-8" Small white wildflowers to 1" height. Ground around station moist but not saturated. Moisture can be squeezed from it. More open parts of meadow S of road drier. Solid underfooting over most all of area except for stream margins. Water temp. 1" deep surface run-off 25 yards W of station 17.8° C. at 2:10 P.M. (D.S.) Temp. main rivulet 22.6° C. at spot previously recorded. Bozy sun, no [illegible] breeze. Water thermometer upper meadow working well but may be reading 2° high. Calibrate end of week's run. Snow all melted except for tiny patches now under the pines. Plenty run-off water upper meadow. Adult Bassa (3) seen but no eggs yet. May 24 I checked meadows near Tinrock Flot Road junction with Trigle Road (Yngy. 120), and are 2.8 road miles from Crane Flot Ranger Station, Nor fooda or eggs seen. White Wolf Mdw., 8400 ft., Yosemite Natl. Park, Merced Co., Calif. 12 pm. Hyla clorwery. I chirped in my best canous forskin ad got a sputtering response from a rock bird. He called but twice and after that I couldnt induce more calls, ad didn't find the animal.