Field notes, v1512
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Palmer 1935 Itinerary Sugarloaf Peak, 1300 ft., 1 mi. E Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif. Feb. 26 About 4 P.M. went up Strawberry Cañon with D.K. Johnson nearly to the head of the cañon to a peak known as "Sugarloaf" which is part of the ridge separating Strawberry Cañon from Claremont Canyon. At an elevation of approx. 1300 ft., set out 51 gov. size mouse traps. About 1/3 of these were set on bare, gravelly ground beneath Artemisia bushes on the south side of the peak; about 1/3 were set in mixed Artemisia and Baccharis slightly lower down the south side and 1/3 were set on the west side of the peak in Microtus runways in the rather short, green grass. Feb. 27. The night was rather cloudy but there was no rain. In the morning, a cold wind was blowing from the SW. Mammals of the following species were taken in 51 gov.-size mouse traps: Peromyscus maniculatus 2, P. truei 1, Perognathus californicus 1, Microtus californicus 4, Reithrodontomys megalotis 3. The first 3 species were all taken in mixed Baccharis and Artemisia and the