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Karlston
1955
Buffalo brook
June 17 Oluwahno Meadow, 4000 ft., Pte. Valley - 11:30 a.m.
Check of weather station last checked by Doug Hubbard
Jun 18. max. 98 min. 46. Water depth 20-20½"
Note the air temp. exceeds that gotten at Herdbythis
weather station by about 3 degrees. (95 Jun 8 Y.N.P.)
max-min. 82-70° F. Water level Pond B 16½"
Adjusted pond thermograph which was off in timing,
a few degrees high in temp. Dyer and Buffalo took as
longer, border to net. A good average ride for
bottom flora - 2 (6' average Pond B. Clear, worm,
louzy today. Sedges & grasses to 3' height. Western
aspden beginning to bloom. Oaks & cottonwoods leafed
out.
June 19 1.3 mi. N, 0.2 mi. W Carini Carter Richmond),
Carter Carter Co., Calif. Night search 9:30 -
10:35 a.m. for toads. One adult D (unidentified)
and a juvenile collected Pond A area west side
of Santa Fe roadbed. Just water dried up here
but some moisture bottom of pond C; water &
tadpoles small area pond B. Clear cool night.
Members of this population must spread out
over vast area for nocturnal post-breeding feeding
activity. I covered a lot of ground to find
two toads. Small recently metamorphosed toads
under old logs pond A.