Field notes, v1458
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Longhurst 1939 Itinerary July 2 Columbia R. at mouth of Deschutes R. traps. The catch was: Thomomys talpoides 107 2? Peromyscus maniculatus 107 1? Scapanus orarius 107 The Thommys and the Scapanus were caught in an alfalfa patch along the R. The Scapanus was caught in a Thomamys hole. The Peromyscus were caught at the edge of the alfalfa field in a patch of Chenopodium. Birds seen about the mouth of the Deschutes R. are: Crow, raven, canada goose, spotted sandpiper, brewer black-bird, redwing blackbird, lazuli bunting, song sparrow, bark sparrow, bullock oriole, arkansas kingbird, western nighthawks, robin, hildren, and calif. quail. Two Sceloporus were shot near camp in the sagebrush. In the afternoon I shot 107 Violet green swallow, 1 cliff swallow, and 1 lazuli bunting at camp. About 4:00 P.M. Johnson and I drove over to Miller's place, which is about 1/2 mi. E from the mouth of the Deschutes R. We rented a boat from them and rowed over to Miller's Island, which is about in the middle of the