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 33 stats
Date: 12-17-08
Time: 11:30 am
Elevation: ~2941'(GPS)
Humidity: 66.3% RH
Humidity at 5 feet above ground level: : 63.4% RH
Temperature of soil @ 5" deep: 49.2 F
Temperature: 69.5 F at ground level.
Temperature: 66.2 F 5 feet above ground level.
Temperature over entire study site:
Weather: P/C. DSLR: 0.
Precipitation over last 48 hours: ~1" rain.
Winds: calm.
Barometric Pressure: 916.3 mbar
Other animal activity in area: none
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