Field notes, v1409
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CKford 22 Journal 20 July 1970 Hda-Glady Ridge area: Dzn of dznz in trees + on ground near casario, and florile of Gentrichia capensis. 21 July 1970. The trap grid took only 2 minn; Alcesta bellicemen; marked 1, released both. The traps in other parts (tall grass; open short veg between) took 0. No luck in snows either. Took up all but the grid of 25. Pest 6 stud traps for Lake Cania, where mark again, many trails & droppings, and saw two. Repaired lenses & equipment. 22 July 1970. A foot of Cania in steel traps (after 5 pm yesterday). Grid of 25 live traps held 2 minn. Alcesta, as before. No catch in snows. Ira P had told us of a sit lake on higher part of ranch. Psichlocoxa Psichillocoxa (?) and sent a man to guide me there. It was 2 1/2 hrs mostly not steep but tiring at altitude. Eventually, we got to crops at head of vicente pastures, then about 1 mile NW across open short grazed grassland. Lake about 200 x 50 yds, surrounded by tall grass and about 3 acres of Dantobai. Nearby, cliffs about 100 ft. high, w overhanging ice at base, some boulder slides in snow, about 50 minocera in snow areas about 4 acres. A few areas of fernsies but too rare. No trees. Several flits are actively flying near cliffs and edding; very fast very rapid, as if in display. Two crested ddders on lake, 4 ferworts and other small birds Not too attract-ing a collecting spot. No indications Chinchillidae or other large sites. I returned down in early afternoon. A rocky hill about a mile NW of casario had brush, mogrey, and red flowering grass on N side (away from valley road), and may be good trap area (just outside of vicente pasture). I spent 5 hours walking from larks I saw only one timaonous; then I entered vicente pasture and walked along a small gravel. within 1/2 hr, I saw 4 Nothepista and logged (515gms, g - ov < 1 mm.) - (no specimen cataloged) one. All singles, except a second flor from vicinity when I shot one. At this time they probably need water. In general, many fewer than in (95),; largely because of less tall grass (now grazing). No catches station 50m.