Field notes, v1511
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Oct 1931 Meadow Valley, 5 1/2 S Caliente, 4000 ft., Lincoln Co., Nev. June 17, 1931 rocky slope. Saw tracks of our Dipodomyss in the general area of land- This A.M. The traps contained 3 Perognathus yoviscillatus, and 2 Peromyscus maniculatus, and 5 Peromyscus eremicus. Moved to a more permanent camp further north as soon as traps were collected. New camp is 7 miles by road from Caliente. The valley is about four hundred yards wide here. Alfalfa and tall grass is quite plentiful, the former being cultivated in many fields. Along the creek Cottonwood trees are to be found in fair numbers. The fauna upon whose land we are camping says, Squirrels, Woodchucks, Gophers, Skunks, Foxes, and Ring-Tailed Cats are all present. At noon today we saw a Rock Squirrel (Citellus grammurus) climbing a rocky slope. The stream abounds in small Carp. Many young Spade-foot are to be found along the banks of the stream at all hours of the day. Found a Rock Wren's nest up by the spring. The nest contained at least three young birds in juvenile plumage. The nest was located on the ground beneath a pile of rocks. It was impossible to examine the