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1949
P. PEARSON
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The latter two must have flown indoors (and probably out)
during this cold spell.
Tilden Park, Contra Costa Co., Calif
Jan 2
Part 49 Sherman traps on south-facing slope in gray
plaza baited with oatmeal at 9 a.m. Weather clear, cold (ice on
road puddles). At 4 p.m. had one Microtus
Jan 3
Night clear, cold (ice on Park Hill fountain). At 7:30 a.m. traps
held 3 Microtus (dead), 6 Peromyscus alinus (alive) and 4 dead,
2 Reithro alius (kept) and 4 dead = 20 total
Sulphur Cave, 4300 ft., Old Station, Shasta Co., Calif.
Jan. 14
Left Berkeley yesterday 7 p.m. with Carl + Mary Koford + aunt. Camped
between Red Bluff + Redding. Temp. below freezing. Here Coyote.
Arrived Old Station about 10 a.m. About a foot of snow on
ground and light snow falling. Went into the small cave
1.6 miles N Sulphur Cave (see Nov. 7) & where I got 1 Campylophilus
Nov. 7 but no bats now. Outside temp. -1° C., inside -5° C.
Went next (11 a.m.) to "Parish" cave 300 yds. SE of Ice Cave
at Old Station behind the Twin Rock Ranch. Came to a cluster
of Campylophilus about 50 feet in where temp. lowest-high was
-4° and -2° at ceiling where bats hung. From here in were,
many Cory hanging singly or in clusters of as many
as 31². This cluster of was hanging from the ceiling,
close unfurled, where air temp was -1° C., temp. in center of
cluster was 0° C., all these and others in the cave turpid.
Many Cory, but single and clustered, had ears hanging
down unfurled. Batted all except 1 & J (who was saved), 180
all told. Many more J's than Q's. No clear pattern (yet) of