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: hibernation. Not visible--buried deep in leaf litter.
Day 32 stats
Date: 12-11-08
Time: 4:45 pm
Elevation: ~2941'(GPS)
Humidity: 69.8% RH
Temperature of soil @ 5" deep: 50.6 F
Temperature: 52.6 F at ground level.
Temperature: 50.5 F 5 feet above ground level.
Temperature over entire study site:
Weather: P/C. DSLR: 1.
Precipitation over last 48 hours: ~6" rain.
Winds: breezy.
Barometric Pressure: 894.6 mbar
Other animal activity in area: none
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