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Longhurst
1939
11 mi. NE Weed
Itinerary
June 28 the foothills and mts. The area about Delaney was transition; dry sandy soil, volcanic lava rocks, scattering yellow pines and western junipers, sagebush, antelope bush, manzanita, and bunch-grass.
Camp was made about dark and traps were set out immediately.
A few bats were seen flying fairly low, 30 traps were set; 28 in fairly level sandy soil among sagebush and 2 in rocks at the base of a hill. The catch was:
Dipodomys heermanni 1 ♂ 3 ♀
Perognathus parvus 2 ♂
Peromyscus maniculatus 1 ♂ 1 ♀ imm.
1 Perognathus and 1 Peromyscus were caught in traps among rocks, the rest in sandy soil. The area about Delaney appeared to have been logged and burnt over as evidenced by sawed stumps and charred trunks of the yellow pines. A poorwill's nest with 2 downy young was found near camp.