Field notes, v1513
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Palmer 1935 Itinerary E.F.K. Illinois R., 1900 ft., (cont'd.) July 14 child. In the evening set a line of 28 mouse traps and 1 rat trap up the E.F.K. Illinois R. Traps set mostly on sandy bars or by mossy banks at the edge of the stream under Alnus, Acer macrophyllum, A. circinat- um, yew, Rhododendron occidentale, Cornus nutallii, Amelanchier alnifolia, Madrone and willows. Caught a small Tamiasciurus ordinoides at the edge of the stream on a log. When pursued, it headed for the water. Shot bats in the evening. Alto cloudy and starting to rain, bats started to fly about the same time as on previous nights here. (7:30 P.M.) It is darker tonight and it is possible that bats fly more according to the time than light intensity. Shot 1 Eptesicus fuscus. About 8:15 rain got increased and bats ceased flying. July 15 This A.M. in 28 gor.-size mouse traps and 1 rat trap in a line up the E.F.K. Illinois R. Caught 5 Peromyscus maniculatus. 20 gor.- size mouse traps in Microtus runways in grassy places at the edge of the garden caught nothing. 4 mole traps caught nothing. From 1-3 P.M., hunted up the road along Dunn Creek for about a mile. Shot 3 Juncos