Field notes, v1414
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Koford, R. 1925 Journal Hastings Natural History Reservation, 1800 ft. 14 mi. SE Carmel Valley, Monterey Co., Calif. 22 Nov. not when they were checked later. I put up the Myotis. The sky was clear all day, wind light. Temp. reached ~70°F, dropping to about 30°F at night. The nearly full moon rose late in the evening. 23 Nov. After breakfast (~0800) Kurt Nelson and I checked the Calhoun line. Luis Baptista and a small class from Occidental College came with us. We got 4 Peromyscus truei, 2 P. californicus, 4 Reithrodontomyne neotilis, 2 Dipodmys venustus, and 1 peromyscus calicolatus. We left the traps set. Peg Smith will pick them up tomorrow. The grassland Calhoun line has only gotten a couple animals - Peromyscus maniculatus and Reithrodontomyne. The oak woodland line only picked up a P. maniculatus. Microtus were also caught in some grassland - the stuff with new green growth. Calif ground squirrels were locally abundant, and there was some badger size. Last night we heard a coyote. Deer were seen frequently - mostly fawns, one doe. I saw some mole trails, and lots of gopher sign. I picked up my two [illegible] Jacobies around 1100 - nothing in them. Around noon we saw 3 Golden Eagles - 1 juvenile - circling about half a mile high. There were 7 Red-tails near them, but we saw no interactions. Other birds I saw during the weekend: 1 California Thrasher 20+ Western Bluebirds 5+ Scrub Jays 1 Bewick Wren 20+ Acorn Woodpeckers 2+ Rufous-sided Towhees 10+ Valley Quail 4+ Crows 5+ American Kestrels 3+ Red-tailed Hawks 3+ Brown Towhees 1 Plain Titmouse