GRIFFITH OBSERVATION LOG 10-29-12 11:50-12:20

Whether:  Arid, Breezy

Facing North-East

Dry Riverbed and Brush

Sitting in the Shade of an Oak Tree

11:50:

Strong breeze, multitude of insects around me on the ground, saw two birds fly near by

11:52:

Very sudden extremely strong wind (breeze) that subsided just as suddenly, constant rustle of leaves

11:55:

Hear a slight dog bark off in the distance, hawk flying, weak breeze stopped, extremely quiet, many ants

12:00:

Another dog bark (louder), rustle of leaves, small sparrow flew on and off tree

12:05:

Many flies buzzed around our location, loud rustles in nearby shrubs, disturbance in leaves of our tree

12:08:

Extremely loud and large swarm of bees in the distance, noticed only due to their sound

12:10:

Birds began chirping again, slight breeze picked back up

12:12:

Large number of bees in shrubbery about 15 feet away, stronger breeze

12:15:

A lot more birds chirping, slight rise in temperature, the birds seem very close, one is definitely in our tree

12:20:

Slight breeze, temperature dropped back, many fire ants, extremely quiet, bird chirping stopped