Field notes, v1467
Page 133
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12 - 1933 58 Thompson Canyon, Walker Basin -- Oct. 18, 1933. 232 Microtus ♂ wt: 91 195-63-23-20 233 Peromyscus m.s. ♀ wt: 18 132-55-20-17 234 Reithrodonomys ♂ wt: 10 128-78-17-13 235 Sylvilagus ♂ wt: 710 315-50-82-77 236 Eutamias ♂ wt: 62.5 232-188-36-21 237 Eutamias ♂ wt: 64 232-112-35-21 238 Bufo 239 Pituophis catenifer 240 Hyla I only caught one peromyscus and one reithro in my eight traps here in the grass last night. I caught nothing in my steel or chipmunk sets. I hunted all morning, but didn't get any new species. I collected an Andubon Warbler, a plain titmouse and a cedar waxwing. I spent a lot of time trying to get a marsh hawk which I raised out of Basin Creek. I never did quite catch up with him. After I got back to camp, and found that Ray had brought in a Townsend Solitaire and a mountain quail, I went up to the top of the ridge. Imagine my surprise when a gigantic bird glided over a rock at me. I shot without thinking. The No. "63" had no effect on this bird, other than to turn it away. There were a pair of the birds, and they were at least twice the size of