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 under leaf litter.
Day 36 stats
Date: 03-05-09
Time: 11:45 pm
Elevation: ~2941'(GPS)
Relative Humidity at ground level: 31.1% RH
Relative Humidity: at 5 feet above ground level: 27.3% RH
Temperature of soil @ 5" deep: 40.5 F
Temperature: 61.3* F at ground level. *In direct sun.
Temperature: 53.3 F 5 feet above ground level.
Temperature over entire study site: -
Weather: Clear. DSLR: 3.
Precipitation over last 48 hours: 0.
Winds: calm.
Barometric Pressure: 921.0 mbar
Other animal activity in area: none apparent
NOTE: Transmitter malfunction. Turtle removed from hibernation with substrate from site and moved to holding pen on site. Transmitter removed and sent in for repair until new transmitter arrives.
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