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Monday
1949.7
29
Journal
Aug. 20 French Camp, 3100 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif.
Back along the road found 1 small skunk
in chinquapin with bracken fern. Sceloporus
were fairly common on the bank along
the road.
Later looked around the burned area to the
west. Turned rocks, logs, bark in what seemed
fair skink habitat. Saw more scelops, mostly
on fallen logs.
Left traps in place, and set out 15 more
in open ground under large firs. Only
a scattering of tan oak and bracken.
Find deer droppings, many fresh, frequently.
Also saw tracks on the road. There were
raccoon tracks on the road and what looked
like fox.
Aug. 21 Same location
In the evening we returned and waited
at the water tank for bats. Had several sporadic
visits from a large bat or bats, and once from
a small one. Bullion found 2 Bufo
Aug. 21 Same location
In traps caught 1? Sorex townsendii, 1? mm.
Neotoma fuscipes, 3 Peromyscus maniculatus (2 dic.)
in 35 traps; 1 Peromyscus (dic) in 15. Again
several traps were snapped and overturned.
Chipmunks are abundant here, apparently
all Eutamias townsendii. I have seen many