Field notes, v1478
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V. Memmler 1941 6 Itinerary May 19, Russian Gulch State Park, Mendocino Co., California 40 ft. elev. irregular. 4 other traps were sprung. The ground became moderately moist over night, but there was clear weather all night. The Zapus was caught in a drain running under the road between its point of exit from the road & its entrance into the stream. The ground was level and moist. May 20, A trap line of 22 traps were set in the same habitat and line as on May 16th. Traps spaced at 10-12 paces & baited with crushed walnut meat. There were 10 traps with animals this morning. One trap was sprung and one poor trap, unable to snap had been cleaned of its bait. The catch included 3♂Peromyscus maniculatus 3♂Zapus orarius, 1♂Zorex pacificus, 1♂Sorex trowbridgi and 2♀Zorex vagrans. May 21, Jean Boulware, Mrs. Grummell and I left our base camp after an early breakfast intending to set traps for chipmunks and Weasels. We set [illegible] in runways and on stumps [apledonti] 8 net traps on logs for Chipmunks &n And a steel no.1 traps for Weasels