Field notes, v1502
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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