ELKadation 1954 Buffo erous (51) Oct. 16 100-200 yards NE Tioga Base Ranger Station, 9920 ft., Mono Co., Calif. Arrived at locality 2:20 P.M. Cold-like winds from S to SE over pass. Sky mostly clear but with few Cumulus-stratus clouds. Air temp. 2:25 P.M. 6° drove guss 14.20 C. Water temp. in 2' wide rivulet in which 6-8 adult Sira seen 11.80 C. Meadow area gathering frods before now oyscore barren of them. One muddy sink hole 4x6' surrounded by 14-18" dry gresses bed surface of mud temp. 19.1° at 2:35 P.M. In full sun and partially protected from cold wind by hill 20 yards S. This area had numerous young active frods Aug. 30th. Cold night temperatures are indicated by frozen mud under guss clumps edges at N side of rivulet. Ice crystals down to 2" deepth certain spots. Water temp. long deep (to 5-10') frost hole 50 yards NE of meadow locality drove 9.7° C. at 2:55 P.M. Air temp. 2" drove guss edge of sink (bulls slided) 4.5° C. 3:00 P.M. No sign of frods, young or adult. On this typical sunshing day the air temp now should be close to maximum for the day. Evidence suggests that erous have hibernated. Only a half dozen or so spiders seen on meadow guss and mud surface compared to hundreds seen Aug. 30 and before. Dick Russell probably saw a lace-wing? skimming surface of sink. Otherwise, no grasshoppers or other air-borne insects out. Meadow gresses all dried out along with flowers,