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1951
PEARSON
6
Was surprised at the shortage of young bats. One male was very light, ears open, moulded. None batted.
In Burish Cave most of the bats were in the high-ceilinged part, only a few bats in the sloping part of the tunnel. Temp about 33° where bats were. Again few young bats. Also another light moulded male.
One moulded female in the south Ice Cave, batted.
Snow + sleet overnight, more snow and rain during the day. About 2 feet of snow had fallen on the hills between Bursey and Redding. Even down at the 2000 foot level there was a foot of snow and the road between Redding & Red Bluff had been plowed. No snow at Red Bluff, however. Home midnight.
Knophills, Mepa Co., Calif.
Feb.1 Left 7:30 with Arast, Jandry, Benson, Mrs Benson, Carl and Mary Koford for Knophills. Mary, Benson, and Carl looked in Catacombs and Monzanite tunnel and found only 6 Cory, 2 of them banded x In Catacombs the females were in cold parts, the males in warmer. The rest of us looked in OP Tunnel (4 Cory) and 20-House-Hole (0 Cory). Then drove back the road that goes back past the Catacombs to its end of the road and found one other