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1961
also found 1 good large [illegible] under one
of the Eucalyptus trees on the Tilden area.
Desecrated it with jackknife on the spot: no
contusions or obvious hemorrhages, lives OK,
lungs hemorrhagic. I believe this is the only
dead mouse found this summer & fall except
for an old mummying.
Fireworks had cat, deer, dog and maybe
pft tracks. Lots of the droppings were fresh,
although some perhaps as many as 1/2,
came from paths not covered for several
months or from out in the open.
Dec 18. Orinda. Horned owls hooting.
Dec 22 Tilden, at 4 p.m., set 81 Sherman below Minny
Triangle (lowest line, from arteries down toward
playing field and part way back). Saw 2 red-tails,
no cats, but lots of carnivore droppings.
Dec 23 night one past full moon. At 9 a.m. traps held
10 Rattlers, 6 [illegible], 2 Pero moniebatius. Removed
all [illegible] pterus
Left traps set all day and night
Dec 24 at 8 a.m. traps held 5 Rattlers, 9 [illegible], and 3 Pero
moniebatius. Removed Rattler's mice, released Pero. Saw
tracks of raccoon, cat, dog, deer, no juns.
Dec 26 at 4 p.m., set first 8 rows of Tilden Grid = 80
traps. Saw 1 cat. Past 2-3 weeks there have been
numerous mole runs crossing the fireworks.
Dec 27. Night 8th, no frost. At 8:30 a.m. traps held
5 Rattlers + 2 [illegible]. Saw 2 cats on the area. Picked