Field notes, v1513
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Palmer 1935 Itinerary E.H., Illinois R, 1900 ft. (cont'd.) July 12 (cont'd.) Cedar. The rest of the line (about 20 kps) run up a N facing hillside in large Douglas Firs with a few Yellow Pine, Sugar Pine and Tan Oak under bushes of Oregon Grape, Huckleberries, [illegible] and Mountain Dogwood on mossy ground surface; Shot a Hermit Thrush as it was running along a large Yellow Pine log in mixed Madron, Harry Oak, and Douglas Fir (small). Here also heard a Examinas. Caught a mole in the garden. About 7:30 P.M., bats started to fly. Shot a Lasionycteris noctivagans and a Myotis near the edge of the clearing. July 13 In 28 prr. size mouse traps and [illegible] traps in the heavy Douglas Fir forest, caught 3 Peromyscus maniculatus. Shot a Examinas townsendii there. In 50 traps in Microtus runways in grass and Melilotus around the garden, caught 1 Microtus californicus. 5 mole sets caught nothing. Saw a number of deer tracks in the road. Saw Lazuli Bunting, Sooty Grouse (2 young), Western Tanager, Steller Jay, and Linnet. Heard Hermit Thrush, Black-headed Grosbeak, and Belted Kingfisher. Today we had a visit from Mr. A.L. [illegible] Shot Common Violets and Thirsty [illegible] in mixed things killing Oaks at camp.