Field notes, v1458
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Longhurst 1939 Itinerary July 25 1 mi N Burbank, 350 ft., Walla Walla Co., Wash. swallow, bank swallow. On the morning of the 25th the whole party went bat collecting in the loft of Hood's dairy barn nearby. 6 small Myotis sp. were secured. I also collected a small Sceloprus in the sagebrush near camp. July 26 2 mi E and 5 mi S Dixie, 4300 ft., Walla Walla Co., Wash. yesterday we moved camp to the above zone location. This area is high transition, with Larix occidentalis, Picea engelmannii, Abies concolor, and Abies amabilis. Columbian ground squirrels, Citellus columbianus are numerous along with Eutamias amoenus. This morning I hunted deer for about 3 hrs. None were seen and tracks were not plentiful. Bats are abundant; one Myotis sp. was shot. Dr. E.R. Hall and J. Marshall joined us this morning. July 27 Stay a while Spring, 5150 ft., Columbia Co., Wash. yesterday afternoon we moved camp to Stay a While Spr., by way of Dayton. This area is on one of the highest ridges of the Blue Mts. and is in the Canadian zone with Larix occidentalis, Abies concolor, Picea engelmannii, Abies amabilis, and Pinus contorta. 20 rat traps baited with prunes were set at the bases of large trees.