Field notes, v1478
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Viola Themmles 1942 Itinerary April 8, Muddy Creek, 1000 ft., 1mi S. Chular Canyon, Monterey Co., Calif. Baccharis and Rosa with short grass beneath. The soil is full of sand and fine gravel as are the slopes on the hillside above on which we set yesterday. We found 9 traps springing without catch, but removed from 4 traps and one tail, apparently Reithrodontrus. Catches as follows: 4 ♂, 3 ♀ Reithrodontomys, no males, ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀ Peromyscus maniculatus, no males, ; 1 ♀, 10 ♂ Peromyscus ? and 1 ♂ Perognathus. One Bewick Wren was also caught. We were out quite late setting traps, until after dark, but saw no Dipos at play. Today we had fogs until after 10:30 A.M. when it began to lift. There was bright sunshine until late afternoon when clouds again covered the sky Jean and I explored the wood road further and followed its course for about 4 miles. It goes higher up onto the tops of nearby hills. The plants seem much the same as where we had been setting. Chaparral, of the dry sort usually covers the S facing slopes, and live oaks the N facing, with grassy meadows between and on top the hills. We saw Dark Sparrows in the meadows on top the hills. I heard a Pulpy Crooked