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Palmer
1935
Itinerary
July 17 mi. E NE Smith River, 1800 ft. (contd.)
contd. Also set 4 rat traps at bases of large Douglas Firs for flying squirrels.
Birds heard or seen around camp today:
Spotted Towhee, Hermit Thrush, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Wren-tit, Steller Jay.
July 18 In 32-gor-size mouse traps this B.M. found
5 Peromyscus maniculatus. 4 rat traps caught
nothing. Shot a Juncos from a bush under
the Douglas Firs. Scared out a pair of Band-
tailed Pigeons from a tall Douglas Fir. Also saw
Hermit Thrush and Steller Jay. Heard Wren-tit,
Spotted Towhee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Chestnut-
backed Chickadee.
July 19 Heavy fog came in last night. Tree drip
steadily. In 32 gor-size mouse traps caught
3 Peromyscus maniculatus. 4 rat traps
cught nothing. Look in traps intending to
them.
more, few birds out this morning Juncos,
Hermit Thrush and Wren-tits.
In the afternoon went down the road (5)
about 3/4 mi. to the Aplodentia wakings
Johnson found. There made 5 sets with #1
steel traps in Aplodontia burrows. Most of these
are in salal (Gaultheria shallon) mixed with
small Lithocarpus densiflorus with a few
large Tan Oaks and Madrone.