Field notes, v1513
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Palmer 1935 January June 2 cont'd. W.L. Doggett Cr., 5000 ft., Siskiyou Mts. surrounded by Red cherry 8-12 ft. high. In The evening set 1 steel trap near a large burrow. Also made 4 sets for gophers near camp in the meadow. June 3 Caught 2 Thomomys monticola in 4 sets, Nothing in the steel trap. Left 2 gopher sets out. Shot a Eutamias amoenus. Saw several Sciurus douglasii in the fir trees. Saw 5 deer: 2 old does and 3 yearlings. One doe was followed by 2 which appeared to be twins. Saw a Red-tailed Hawk flying over. In the conifers saw several Western Tanagers. In late afternoon spent several hours hunting birds, most of the time stalking a Hermit Thrush singing in the fir trees. Shot 1 Eutamias amoenus in the brush and 1 Callospermophilus chrysodeirus in an open flat surrounded by Red Cherry and Red Fir White Fir. Saw a Paeupine in a small clump of Chinguapin. Saw a gopher working and set a trap. Caught 1 Thomomys monticola in this set in about 45 minutes. June 4 Nothing in 2 gopher sets or the steel set. Hunted birds from 8-10 A.M. Heard Hermit Thrush again, but couldn't get a shot. Shot 1 Eutamias townsendii. Saw a Geohorotus.