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Killeland 1935
July 21 - thirty feet from him while he was feeding.
The bird seemed to have no fear. Even after Ward shot and missed the bird settled down in the water and went right on feeding.
July 22. Started out at 4:30 am to collect our traps. Part of area trapped near Road had sandy soil and here I found several Microdipodops. Further south I came to a spot where the Artemisia was dwarfed - and sparse and where cow tracks were numerous. Here I took two Dipodomys m. leuipes. Came to one marker, and found trap gone. Finally found it seven feet from marker - containing a Peromyscus maniculatus young with half the skull chewed off.
Total catch included 6 Microdipodops (5♀ and 1♂), 3 Dipodomys m. leuipes, 1 Onychomys ♀, 1 Perognathus nevadensis, 2 Peromyscus maniculatus, Perognathus famosus, ½ young Perognathus parvus.
Left Camp Old Mill at 8:05 am after weighing and gutting specimens - set out for New Kueitle. Couldn't find New Kueille so we set out for Nyala. Were advised to go to Big Creek.