Location: Catherine is hibernating. She is on a southeast 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 31 stats
Date: 11-27-08
Time: 3:30 pm
Elevation: ~2941'(GPS)
Humidity: 36.7% RH
Temperature of soil @ 5" deep: 47.4 F
Temperature: 62.1 F at ground level.
Temperature: 59.2 F 5 feet above ground level.
Temperature over entire study site:
Weather: clear. DSLR: 2.
Precipitation over last 24 hours: 0"
Winds: calm.
Barometric Pressure: 908.8 mbar
Other animal activity in area: none
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