Field notes, v1502
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Murray 1949 Journal Sept. 2 3 mi N Willow Creek, ?00 ft; Humboldt Co., Calif. degrees by alders. Parts were quite moist with green herbs. Many of the traps were on the bank along the edge of the stream. Put out 48. Found another Diadophis enmalis, and a thamnophis elegans, both along the rocky edge of the creek - late afternoon with the sun gone behind the ridge. Waited by the creek for bats, but only saw a few up high and not feeding. Sept 3 Same location Caught 5 Pteronopus maniculatus (3 de), 2 Microtus californicus. Later in the morning explored the road up Campbell ridge and found a dry shale slope with many black oaks. Scelopous were common here. Looked like good shrub terrain. Found I could get to the river further back up the road, and found a flat, rocky and very dry area with Arctostaphylos manzanita. Might be a decent place to shoot bats, which this area needs. Several Citellus becheri here. Heard valley quail. Rebaited the same trap line, this time adding walnuts which I did not have last night (oatmeal). Saw a thamnophis elegans, a very young one, and collected a Gerrhonotus ceruleus, both in grass on the flat near the