S. Lenday 1952 Journal June 7 Sage Hen Creek, 3 mi NW Hobart Mills, Nevada Co. Calif. up with Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel. If a Citellus gets in a museum special, it certainly won't kill him and he will probably pull out of it. The marmots are out in force. We saw 3-4 of them diving for their holes. I will collect one for a skeleton tomorrow. We set out 28 museum specials and 2 little house-mouse type traps, the latter baited with squirrel carcass for shrews. The museum specials are set in the wet grassy meadow, mostly in Microtus runs which are far more numerous then last year. The meadow has been heavily flooded by the melting of this years second snows. We noticed 1 young buck deer in the fields as we were setting traps at dusk, or rather it observed us. it was quite tame and advanced across the open field to about 100 yds from us. Through Bob's glasses I could see its ribs sticking out. The winter has been very tough on deer! Also at this time we saw a Mourned Owl flying over the field. Also many coon tracks in the mud around camp. Some Otter (skunk?) and, of course, marmots. Birds today - Chipping sparrow, Western Tanager ♂, Perwees, Ruby-Crowned Klylet, Robin, Tuncos, Williamson Sap-sucker ♂.. June 8 1 Peromyscus maniculatus & 2 microtus montanus traps.