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1963
Feb 27 Finished picking up scats on Tilden area.
Total for Feb 14-20, 25-27 = 3 qtz. Saw no cats
today.
march 4 Ovrida bird at 4:30 p.m., set every other station
on grid (there were rolled oats). Lots of holes and newraps.
Still lots of dead 6'-8' mustard stalks standing, good
cover. Half moon = 72 traps
march 5 Evening was clear, morning cloudy. Ran traps at 7:30
a.m. 11 mice including 3 dead ones, 13 Rether, and
8 mmz. Left traps set, some stations.
at 4 p.m. ran trapshio (Ovrida bird), moved traps
to alternate stations, and on the lower rows set
an extra trap at the new station (have 2 traps at each
station on lower # rows) = 119 traps. Traps held
25 mice/mice, 7 mmz, and 2 Rether.
march 6 Evening clear, morning cloudy. At 7:30 a.m. traps
held 30 mice/mice, 8 mmz, 22 Rether & the
were dead in traps. Left traps set.
Shower during day. At 3:30 p.m. traps held 37
mice/mice, 18 mmz, 4 Rether. 4 of the mice/mice
died in traps. Moved traps to adjacent stations,
have a pair at L1, L3, L5 etc., and singles on upper
rows = 119 traps.
march 7 Evening cloudy, morning clear. Ran traps at 7:30 a.m.
46 mice/mice, 12 mmz, 17 Rether, and 1 Sorex. Picked up
traps.