Field notes, v1478
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.Mammalier 1942. 32 Itinerary April 2, Berglund Ranch, 1250 ft., NW None of our traps were wired, this also may account for the apparent inadequacy of the traps for catching Kangaroo Rats. We took 20 traps to a brush covered Knoll nearby last evening. These spaced at about 7 paces caught 2 Dipodomys sp and 1 Peromyscus maniculatus. The habitat here was much like the brush strip across the orchard and along the margins of the Orchard. Large quantities of dry Lotus sp. Covered the ground. Baccharis and young planted Pirus Coulteri and Pirus radiata formed the tall brush. None of these were more than 7 ft. tall. Grass and Braken Fern formed a rather complete cover over the Sandy Soil. We caught 3 Brew-fits, 2 Spotted Towhees, and one Golden Crowned Sparrow in our first two locations. One trap was sprung on the Knoll. On the way back to camp we gathered plants of the type found among cuttings in the Dipodomys cheek pouch of the day before. These included Filarie, Burclover, Red Maids and another yet to be identified. At camp we saw a Pilolated Warbler in a