Field notes, v1478
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memmler 1943 67. Journal June 5, Santiago Springs, 2700 ft., 8 mi. E and 1 1/2 mi. S Summner, ShO Co., Calif. thegully. I caught 18 Perognathus Californicus (8 miniature o's, 5 miniature f's, 4 adult o's and 1 adult f) and 2 Perognathus inornatus which we are keeping alive. The dry creek- bed runs north and south. The banks in many places are very steep. There are many holes in the bank and often runways at the bottom of the bank. There is dense grass growing above the bank and sparser growth below down to the creek bed. The are some horsehound plants and Heliotropium. June 6, Last night I set out 48 live traps in the same region as the night before. This time my catch was: 2 o miniature Peromyscus maniculatus; 1 adult o of the same, 4 o immature Perognathus Californicus, 2 f immatures and 1 o adult of the same. We put up the adult pocket mice and then took a few pictures and prepared to break camp. Yesterday afternoon when reeling my traps Emma went along. On the way back we walked along the road. We saw a squirrel