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Munday
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Journal
June 20 San Jorge, 25° 44' N, 112° 07' W, Baja Calif.
mesembryanthemum which grew over
short mangroves at the edge of the thicket.
All the traps, then, were set well clear
of the ground in tide washed mangroves.
June 21 I flushed an oyster-catcher out of the
glass by the water. Again saw the purple
martins, and there were two sandpipers
on the shore.
June 21 Same location
In the live traps caught 2♂, 2♀ Peromyscus
arenarius, these all well up into the
brushy terrain. Released them all.
Snap traps held 8♂, 7♀ Peromyscus maniculatus
and 1♂ Neotoma lepida. Most of the Peromyscus
were taken in the mangroves or on the
glass, rather than along the edge. Particularly
productive was the mesembryanthemum growing
deep in the swamp. The Neotoma, however, was
along the edge. I had seen droppings several
times on branches well inside, but no
sign of nests. Almost every trap was sprung,
by either mouse or crab. I have caught
several by the tail which seems too tough to
break off. Put up 6; kept the rest as skull
only.
After lunch left for Comondu, where
we stopped for the night at the same house