Field notes, v1513
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Palmer 1935 Itinerary Klamath River, 2100 ft., 2 mi. S Hornbrook may 25 cont'd. a Bank Swallow near its nest hole in a steep dirt bank of Cottonwood Creek. May 26 Caught 1 Scapanus latimanus in 4 traps. In 25 go size mouse traps caught 1 Peromyscus maniculatus and 1 Mus musculus. Johnson brought in 2 Bank Swallows. New birds today: Linnet, Mourning Dove, Lark Sparrow, Barn Swallow. In afternoon drove N through Hornbrook to Hilt with Johnson. W. of town along the railroad tracks, we found gopher workings common. Made 6 sets with 9 traps. Saw surface workings of mole in a damp ditch bank. Returned to camp - Hilt, 2850 ft., Siskiyou Co., Calif. May 27 Caught 3 Thomomys bottae in 6 sets. Then drove up W fk. of Cottonwood Creek which runs generally SW from Hilt up into the mountains. W fk. Cottonwood Cr., 4000 ft., 4 1/2 mi. SW Hilt, Siskiyou Co., Calif. Hunted for about an hour here in the late morning. Shot 1 Eutamias townsendii, 1 Junco. Heard one other chipmunk and saw Douglas ground squirrels. This place is in