TURTLE TRACKS

"CATHERINE'S TRACKS"

The view from Catherine's hibernation spot.

DAY 34

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 34 stats

Date: 01-08-09

Time: 12:30 am

Elevation: ~2941'(GPS)

Humidity at ground level: 59.6% RH

Humidity: at 5 feet above ground level: 40.1% RH

Temperature of soil @ 5" deep: 47.0 F

Temperature: 51.6* F at ground level. *in direct sunlight.

Temperature: 37.9 F 5 feet above ground level.

Temperature over entire study site:

Weather: P/C. DSLR: 0.

Precipitation over last 48 hours: ~3.6" rain.

Winds: breezy.

Barometric Pressure: 897.9 mbar

Other animal activity in area: none

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