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Murray
1949
Zapus trinotatus
Aug 9 Bigagoon, Humboldt Co., Calif.
Found a nest with 6 young mice, fully
furred but eyes still closed. It was under
a log in a grassy field, partially grazed.
The nest had thin, tightly woven walls of
glass, forming a distinct cup shape.
Aug 11 Same location
Caught 1 ? out of 30 traps set in
redwood forest, with a thick, well shaded
growth of salmonberry, blackberry, thimbleberry
thickets, and many ferns. Trap was well
into a thicket, bordering on a patch of green grass.
Aug 12 Same location
The same 30 traps in the redwoods had
2 ? (1 discarded), again in salmonberry
thickets. In this habitat Peromyscus maniculatus,
Sorex pacificus, and Sorey townsendii have
also been taken.
Aug 13 Same location
15 traps in thick spruce and red alder
forest had 1 ? lactating. Trap was in a deep,
dark space beneath a log. There were ferns,
nettle, and a variety of green herbs, but
without any thick undergrowth.
Aug 14 Same location
1 ?, 1 ? in 25 traps set in dense spruce
and alder woods. Undergrowth moist
ferns, nettles and green herbs.