Murray
1949
Sorex trowbridgii
Aug 10 Big Sagoon, Humboldt Co., Calif.
Caught 1♀ in 25 traps set in redwood forest, in thickets of salmonberry and thimbleberry. Well shaded, bordering on a grassy area. Also took Zapus and Sorex pacificus from this habitat, more abundantly.
Aug 21 French Camp, 3100 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif.
1♀ in 35 traps running through fir and incense cedar, with bushy undergrowth of Rhododendron occidentale and tan oak. Although traps were also in moist places, the shrew was in a dry spot.
Aug 29 3 mi N Willow Creek, 700 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif.
Had a few traps on a small "island" in Horse Sinto Creek. Dry grass with patches of raspberry, shaded by tall alders. Caught 1. Also traps up Horse Sinto trail. Another shrew was in moist green grass and herbs on a shady bank
At camp had traps along Coon Creek, caught 1.
Aug 30 4½ mi N, 1½ mi E Willow Creek, 800 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif.
Again caught 1 in green grass and herbs on Horse Sinto trail. Had 1 in traps along Coon Creek.
Sept 4 4¼ mi N, 1½ mi E Willow Creek, Humboldt Co., Calif.
Had one in trap placed in a bank of green grass, within a few feet of Horse Sinto Creek. Also raspberry bushes. Shaded by tall alders.