Field notes, v1513
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Palmer 1936 February July 9 cont'd. Panchoe Cr., 1200 ft., 2 mi. SW Panchoe (cont'd). 1 Ash-throated Flycatcher and 1 Western Kingbird in cottonwoods. Shot 2 Say Phacelia both on the creek bank in Saltbush near the hapline - Panchoe Creek, 1000 ft., 4 mds. E Panchoe San Benito Co., Calif. Also shot a Red-winged Blackbird here as it flew one upstream. The last mile of this hunt was performed in a rather heavy rain. Saw a Marsh Hawk flying low over the hills. Traps this evening held: Mus musculus, 2 (♂♀), Microtus californicus, 1 (?); Peromyscus maniculatus, 1 (?) in 39 gen. sized mouse traps in tulips and rushes. Added 20 mouse + 1 rat trap to the line. These set 15 paces apart on gravelly + sandy second bottom by low bushio + grass. July 10 The creek rose about 8 in. last night and covered many of the traps with silt. However, carried in 39 gen. size mouse traps: Microtus californicus, 2 (♂♀); Mus musculus, 2 (♂♀); Peromyscus maniculatus 1 (?). 20 gen. sized mouse and 1 rat trap on gravelly second bottom caught: Peromyscus maniculatus, 8 (4♂, 4♀); Dipodomys lemmanni, 1 (♂). Took On the way back to camp, saw a Prairie in all traps. Falcon near the road. In the afternoon, drove with Johnson back to Panchoe, then over the road to Mercy