Field notes, v1382
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Karlstam 1954 Bulter cornuz (29) June 12 Paring meadow, 7300 feet, Yosemite Natl. Park, Mergern Co., Calif. Air max-min 6:45 p.m. (D.S.) 60-21° F. present temp 41° F. Soil max-min 59-27°; present 42° F. Ford thamygus working well, but Taylor air thamygus oven stopped after but about 16 hours operation from last setting. Will bring it down to Valley for cleaning. Meadow saturated now after drivng rain of this afternoon. Shallow (to 2") pools everywhere in meadow at low spots. Creek high. Temp. running water 8.6° C. at 6:52 p.m. (D.S.) Robin, Brewer's blackbird, Sturna juncos active in meadow. Steller's Jay, mountain chickadee feed in lodgepole pine. Pottes of blue sky dry 7 p.m. June 18 Meadow SE side Tioga Pass Ranger Station, 9900 ft. Twovolume Co., Calif. 1:15 p.m. Check made of this food locality bright sunny afternoon. Westerly wind sting. Air temp. 1" above meadow grasses 19.1° C at 1:21 p.m. made foods bend calling from vicinity of roads 130 yards SE of Park Entrance. Bob House, Berger at the Tioga Station, has been on duty a week (probably their first EVK) and reports the trailing of foods since he came. Snowed 8 inches last Wednesday. Melted within a day. 4 miles snow on Friday but melted off by noon. Rain at Twovolume meadows instead of snow but snow at Snow Flot region where drains were required. 1:55 p.m., I walked over about 200 yards SE of Station. Small lake here running N and S, current-stayed 120 yards x 75 yards.