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W. Memmler
1941
Itinerary
May 25, Russian Gulch State Park, Mendocino Co., Calif. elev. 75'. the gulch stream just beyond the end of the road which ends in a circle. The road extends east about 1/2 miles beyond the camp grounds. The habitat was Riparian - Redwood.
Plants in abundance were: Alumsroot, Yerba Santa, Sword fern, Lady fern, Deerfern, Redwood Sorrel, Bleeding Heart, Aders Tongue, Bed Straws and Montia sibirica. There were large quantities of moss on the ground and on logs. The ground has a thick cover of Redwood needles. The ground was quite moist. We caught 5 animals. 1 ♂ immature Peromyscus maniculatus, 1 ♀ Peromyscus maniculatus, 1 ♂ Sorex pacificus, 1 Sorex Vagrans and 1 ♂ Peromyscus maniculatus. Traps were spaced at about 10 paces.
May 26, Russian Gulch State Park, Mendocino Co., Calif. elev. 200'. Josephine Crowley and I set 27 Muscant special mouse traps along the margin of a large open meadow on top of the hill above the south wall of the canyon. The dominant plants are Humble Bars,