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ELKadation
1955
Journal
June 5 Brief stop at Beagay meadow. No eggs or tods
sugger (N) side of road. max-min. thermeter
checked & removed. Little bird life observed but
many signs of active rodents. Bullock's wile seen
from distance over meadow.
Return Valley for sugger. Night check 10:00-11:15
of Churchree mdrw. Clear, mild, still evening. About
7 toods marked, are recognized.
June 6 Yosemite Valley. Clear, still, hot day. Worked churchree
meadow 10:45 - 12 noon. Tods collected, pictures
taken. Air temp. about 85° F. before noon.
Left Camp 19 Yosemite Valley 2:30 P.M. (38124)
Go stop Cornell Cofe on road to Bass Lake (38170)
11.8 gds. at 4,61. Car loaded up on road climbing
up from Auberry. Speedmeter 35209. One Carlnotus
multicristus collected. Buntingtn Lake 28238.
Warm clear evening. Camped at Deer Creek Camp. Night
check 9-10 P.M. but no Bufer. Hyla and scava insassa
taken.
June 7 Recorded reel #1 Folkwaya Inc. Tape recorder from
5:40-6:20 A.M. Cool, still morning. Temp. 7-10° C.
(Case Recording notes). Left Deer Creek Camp 8:45 a.m.
for Kaiser Pass. Arrived 9:30 a.m. warm and mostly
clear except for high billowy cloud. Collected
Kaiser Park mdrws., 8000 ft 9:45-11:30 A.M. Then
Kaiser Pass mdrws. Recorded reel no. 2 of cameras
Over 2 dozen adult toods collected plus eggs, 1 jew.
Rana (+eggs) Hyla. Breeze came up about 1 o'clock.