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Munsey
1949
Journal
Aug 25 French Camp, 3100 ft., Humboldt Co, Calif.
below and just west of Coyote Peak. Near
its end found a spring with a dammed
up pool of water about 30x15 feet - this
in fir forest. Looking beyond found a
clearing where the road ended with a
slope of tall, thick, ungrazed grass above
it. In this, I thought I saw runways, not
well formed enough for typical Microtus.
Had seeds in them and might be Zapus.
Found a small stream running down
which I didn't follow: 50 yards down
hill from the spring there was a shack,
evidently being occupied by a sheep herder.
Found a thamnophis elegans in shaded
spot with herbaceous green growth on ground.
Left out just 15 traps in the firs behind
camp. Also still the 3 Schuylers at Woodrath house.
Aug 26 Same location
Caught 17 Neotoma macrurus in a
Schuyler at a house. 2 Peromyscus maniculatus
were in the mouse traps.
Dr. Pearson trapped in the grass at Coyote
Peak mentioned above and did get Zapus parvus.
The weather has been warmer the last 2
days, not chilling off so badly at night.
Continued bright sunny days.