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Kaye - 1933.
5 mi.S, 6 mi.W, Chico, 100 ft., Butte Co., Calif.
Sept. 16, 1933.
This green draw which is about 6 miles from here seemed to afford cover to a good deal of game. First it makes good cover for deer. Secondly, both cottontails and jack-rabbits abound there in. I saw them. There is considerable evidence of the presence of small mammals there also. I saw lots of feces, and many runways. Conditions seem to be favorable for microtus; in fact, I was sure I saw one there, running.
Later on, at the very end of that draw, and out of the grape, I found a peromyscus (m. gambeli, I believe) under the bark of a fallen log. I tried to catch him but he was too fast for me.
Also this morning we took a count of the trees in one acre of typically wooded section, and counted 160, with an average diameter of little more than a foot and an average height of 65 feet. Many acres of trees (oaks) have been cut down and have been lying on the ground for 2 years. These areas as well as all others are shown on the map and are described.