TURTLE TRACKS

"BONES TRACKS"

DAY 34:

Location: Bones has not moved from his previous location. He is buried under about 5 inches of leaf litter at the base of a Rhododendron a few feet from a 3' diameter rotten pine log.

Activity Status: Inactive and in hibernation

Habitat: Rhododendron thicket on east facing slope.

Day 34 stats

Date: 01-21-08

Location time: 5:15 pm.

Elevation: same

Relative Humidity at ground level: 39.4%

Temperature at ground level: 32.2F

Temperature 5 feet above ground level: 27.4F

Weather: Clear, cold, temperatures in single digits over last few nights. ~ 4-6" snow over last few days.

Winds: calm.

Barometric Pressure: 756.0 (?) mbar.

Moon Phase: full.

Other animal activity in area: There are several instances of Deer droppings and many sets of deer tracks wandering through the Rhodo thicket near Bones' hibernation spot. A fox walked only a few inches from Bones at some point over the last few days. Check out the video below for more info on these critters.

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