Field notes, v1517
Page 345
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J. P. PEARSON 1949 49 Little Mueistina droppings inside. Probably escaped because doors were cut too short and allow frame or teeth to get between celing and tops of doors and pull back. All Mueistina were large .. march 6 left 3 p.m. with Keedle for San Aventin etc. set 48 Benson bino - trike and about 90 Shermane, 50 of latter with reamped doors to prevent escapees. Oatmeal bait. Set about half in same San Aventin marsh as before, 10 in salt-hay marsh at Corte Modera, and set on greasy knoll west of st. 101 s of R:B between San Aventin & Corte Modera. Ran trike at 9 p.m. (7 Mueistina) and all set on knoll near Corte Modera. at 6:30 had 10 more Mueistina and something like 14 Berthre, and 1 Mus. Taller on greasy knoll. Two Mueistina on greasy knoll and all other at San Aventin. Berthros both of these places, all Magelata. march 11 left 7 a.m. with Mary Kipford and Wde Fos hunting coryvorthine. all-day rain. Drove to place as follows looking for Cory: Barn near Calistoga, old winery at Angwin, Los Posadas (near Angwin), Actra Springs, 5 mi W and 1 mi N of Lower Lake, abandoned house between Lower Lake and Calistoga. Found 2 q Coryvorthine burfed in attic over kitchen of hotel at Actra Springs. Attic temp. 50? also 1 q Cory under old farm home west of Lower Lake. The latter only about 1 1/2 feet above ground. It was an musestina one [non-parma]. How did it know that this spot storked was one of Mary's collecting localities? temp. under house 44o. about 2-3 inches of snow near here. Stuck in mud and here for about 1hr. Home 7 p.m.