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V. Memmler
1942
31
Itinerary
April 2, Berglund Ranch, 1250 1450 ft., 2 NW mi. N Corralitos,
Santa Cruz Co., Calif.
Dew of the night before. We had set out
Museum Special Traps in the late afternoon
the days before. We left a great number of
traps where they were the night before,
with walnut meats and peanut butter,
but relbaited them. 10 were across
the strip of brush between apple orchards.
Here we caught 1 Peromyscus californicus, ?
Along the edge of the brush near the ridge
we set 96 traps. We caught 3 Dipodomys
2 ?, 1 q, 1 Sorex (?), and 1 immature Sylviagus
?. There were 6 traps sprung. Traps
were spaced about 5 paces apart. One of
the Dipodomy?) had carried himself
and trap about 20 ft. down a steep slope.
The trap was set on a fairly level space
and just above a wood rats house.
Trap set here
Wood rats house
Dipodomys and trap found here
Yesterday of the three Dipodomys caught
were all found about 15 ft. from where
traps were set q. 2 of these were in traps
and one out of a trap. This seems to
show that the Museum Special traps
are just a little small for Dipodomys.