Field notes, v1502
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Murray 1948 140 Journal July 2 10 mi SE Mesquital, 400 ± ft., Baja Caliy. Set 50 live traps not far from camp, still trying to get baileyi which is not too common. Distance between traps has been consistently 35-40 feet. Left out 3 Schuylers, 2 in new locations, and 2 now set on the bank in front of holes. July 3 Same location 50 traps caught 3♂, 1♀ Perognathus arenarius, 2♂, 1♀ Perognathus baileyi (1 was caught in an extra trap by camp, probably the one lost yesterday), 1♂ Dipodomys agilis, 2♂, 2♀ Dipodomys merriami. These arenarius show that they definitely, though infrequently, do live on the hard gravelly ground far from the washes. This evening did not put out mouse traps, but set 7 Schuylers, 1 on the bank and the rest beside stick houses Saw a brountownie beside the wash in the evening. Shot 1♂ Lepus californicus, again very tame, and in the same place I have found most of the others. The weather is back to normal and following the old pattern of high morning fog lifting by 9 or 10, wind from the northwest in the afternoon, and a cold damp night.