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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