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E.L. Kalstein
1954
Bufo canorus (33)
June 19 200 yards NE Tierra Posz Ranger Station, Mono Co., Calif.
to 3" height but average 2" and 1/3 greened out. At
10:12 I heard adult toad 40 yards to SW of my position
on N side of pond. It gave but one trill lasting about
9 seconds. Other 5/2 heard from large deeper pond to
NE of me 100 yards. Will set up recorder edge of
this pond. Fairly open stands of lodgepole pine
border this section of meadow area. Distance between
forest 80 yards across the pond decided. Snow lumps
on north facing 20° sloping hillslopes are to 1 1/2'
maximum thickness. They are scattered and minimum
size 40 yards long x 20 wide. By 10:35 I heard
at least 5 male toads calling within 100 yards of
my position near the pond. Recorded male 10:45 A.M.
(D.S.) I had to induce calling by a toad about
25 feet from mine. He breaks in first minute
of those due to my switching machine to "plug"
position, giving a call, and then trying response by
toad. Tenge. 11:10 A.M. 1" above meadow, built
shaded, 20.9° C. Toad now calling from middle of
pond described. Recorder set up S side of meadow
near snow lumps a meadlet. Eggs at B position seem
to be strung out over 3 foot area right up to edge
of pond. Estimate
1/3 toads hatched out.
"Eggs in late reedula
a tad tend stages fairly.
1/16 of undeveloped (unhatched) eggs are apparently deformed,