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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