O. P. PEARSON 1949 9 at noon climbed big Doug fir at French camp and secured out one tree snake which Cogswell caught down below. Skinning and walking in burned woods in afternoon. Beat on many hollow trees but no results. Sight after dark and heard several woodrats, saw two bats and one deer. Aug 24 Shot one red squirrel in camp after breakfast. 25 traps for Cethrio among mossy rocks in Doug fir camp. Caught 1 more Cethrio. Also 2 Peromyscus near spring at camp. 55 traps in sedge seep in prairie and across prairie caught 3 Peromyscus, no mus. The two on north slope of Schoolhouse Peak caught only 2 more Per. Undersame [illegible] pieces of bark as yesterday's Ersatia got 2 more Ersatia and are Rhypostitutes. Certainly no water within 50 yards of this place. Woodrat specimens are being spoiled by fly eggs. The flies lay under the belly after the specimens are pinned out; then the eggs hatch into a gooey mass of larvae. Other specimens not bothered much. Set out 50 museum specula with walnuts along the road near the forks to Hoopa Valley. Mostly broken, chinquapin, madrone, and scrubby tanoaks. No bats at dusk but 3 nighthawk flew over once. Aug 25 New traps along brachy roads caught only 5 naviculatae. Old Cethrio live among mossy rocks, only 1 naviculatae. Skinning in a.m., packing etc. in afternoon in preparation for leaving French Camp for Willow Creek.