Field notes, v1429
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Journal Apr 8 Angwin, Pope Creek, and Environs, Nappa Co., Calif. +9 Left L.S.B. about 2:00 p.m. Met at St. Helena and proceeded to an old barn outside of Angwin, for bats. We didn't find many but did get some Corynorhinus rafinesquii and Myotis thysanodes. From here, we proceeded to a locality on Pope Creek about 3 1/2 mi. out S.E. of the town of Pope Creek. The weather was cloudy, with intermittent drizzling most of the afternoon. We set out snap traps at this place, ate supper, and, tried shining animals along the road without much success.. We then drove to an old shed, apparently, an old chicken-house, to look for bats.. We found, more, and as the west rain began coming down, we decided to sleep here. This was closer to Pope Creek South and West of our trap-lines. On the way, we noticed a large # of Dipetalomys in the road. The only one collected on the trip was one run over. Shined several deer from the car, and one small animal, either a fox or a raccoon.. We checked the traps once before returning. 1 shrew (orex trowbridgii) in mice.. In the morning found, 3 Peromyscus truei, 2 P. maniculatus, 1 Rheithrodonmys megaloitis. 13 traps in all, baited with walnuts and oatmeal. Ran my line along the creek, about 20 feet back, along a barbed wire fence, under various burlaps, cut back away from the creek out into a field. Traps under burlaps out in the field. We did some bat shooting