Field notes, v1382
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ELKadstrom 1954 Bufro corum (-16) Aug. 2 Tucson Pass, 9120 ft., new Co., Calif. and other peaks, as only half dozen of these are visible. Freeze flow in meadow holds up, but some of past week or so partially recognizable. Day foggy 2-3 P.M. with thin clouds covering 1/3 of sky. Sting wind from SW holds up, mosquitoes not bothersome until about 3 P.M. when sun partially obscured. Spiders very numerous in frosty areas where toads plentiful. These may be a main source of food ?. Deer dung noted as well as tracks of doe and fawn in mud. Clear tracks of small canid (coyote?) and mice. Meacutes drawn away grasses. In larger pond described a month ago (eggs first observed here) no signs of toads or emerged toads. Hydn took a tiny metamorphosed larva only. It seems that Bufro shift right away from breeding site, whereas Hydn remain near water (and had luck for it when disturbed) for longer period. Aug. 15 Sunrise Lake, [illegible] ft., miles of Teraya Lake, Tuslome Co., Calif. Fishing trips up here. Hiked down Taraya Creek (now dry) and eastward over ridge to the lake. Pads left in stream bottom below Taraya lake. Hydn finds only - tiny larva 3/4". The lake itself contained no tadpoles, and I found no adult amphibians. Like a depression in gnite slope. Efflorents slope of granite to east of the lake. Drake's mutewcher, who-crowled