TURTLE TRACKS

"CATHERINE'S TRACKS"

The view from Catherine's hibernation spot.

DAY 30

Location: Catherine has not moved from her last location. I believe she may have chosen this location as her hibernation spot for the winter. She is on a souteast facing slope in the middle of the low ropes course just a few yards above the fire ring in the trail.

Habitat: under a small Mtn. Laurel bush (in the below photo) in a mixed hardwood forest edge.

Activity Status: not visible--buried deep in leaf litter.

Day 30 stats

Date: 11-18-08

Time: 9 am

Elevation: ~2941'(GPS)

Humidity: 38.7% RH

Temperature of soil @ 5" deep: 49.7 F

Temperature: 39.5 F at ground level.

Temperature: 37.9 F 5 feet above ground level.

Temperature over entire study site:

Weather: P/C. DSLR: 2.

Precipitation over last 24 hours: 0"

Winds: slight breeze.

Barometric Pressure: 912.8 mbar

Other animal activity in area: none

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