Field notes, v1502
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Murray 1949 Journal Sept.5 Red Mt., 5300 ft, 14 m.s Hayfork, Trinity Co., Calif. The rest were in fir, pine and cedar forest, not very dense except for one patch. Quite chilly tonight with wind blowing. Sept.6 Same location Caught 1 ♂ Peromyscus maniculatus, 1 ♀ Eutamias amoenus, and what I took for a Microtus californicus, though it was in Cleanothus cordulatus with bare ground beneath There are 3 species of chipmunks here, Eutamias amoenus, sonomae, and townsendi. thus far sonomae has appeared to be almost exclusively in brusing areas, and rarely showing itself. Amoenus is common, frequently around logs in scattered conifers. Townsendi seems the less numerous of the three. there are very many Sceloporus graciosus, very tiny, on the ground around the brush. Adults are somewhat less common. In the afternoon went down the drainage behind camp, north facing slope, until I struck a bit of water. At first it was in pools with little movement, and going under ground at intervals. Found a Dicamptodon larva in one. Temp. 13.0°. After the fork joined with one from Dabakella Mt., the