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few weeks has become dominated by tall weeds (mostly
flowering mustard and flowering carum). The loss of
grassland to carum is especially impressive.
Had trouble locating stakes in the carum at Jucke,
hence didn't get all traps set. Cold windy foggy.
June 10
Ran traps at 7:30 a.m. Calm, sunny. On the grid
26 mice and 7 leathers. Closed these traps but set every
station in rows H,I,J,K. Colburn Lower had 12
mice and 1 leather; Upper Colburn line had 14 mice
and 1 Leather.
at 4 p.m. Colburn Lines held only 2 mice (both
lower lines). The 40 thernons on grid held 10 mice and
1 Gerberovetus. Saw 1 garter snake and 1 large gopher snake,
O cats; Shower at 6 p.m. [all traps in pairs at alternate stakes
on grid = 100 traps]
June 11
Rained overcast, grass wet [illegible] dried
at 7:30 a.m. had 51 mice, 8 leather, 15 voles, 1 Pero
monerovetus, 1 Gerberovetus. Lower Colburn had 8 mice
and 1 Leather; Upper Colburn 10 mice and 1 deerfoot.
Found 1 dead mongolyp gopher in trail. O cats but 1 fresh
droppings since yesterday. Closed grid traps.
at 8 p.m. moved grid traps to alternate stakes (100
traps in pairs) at row upper Colburn Line (=6 micratus,
nothing else . Saw 0 cats.
June 12
Picked up grid traps at 8 a.m., slightly foggy, then sunny.
54 mice, 8 leather, 1 Pero murive. Saw no cats.
Also picked up Colburn: Lower line 4 mice, 2 leather,
upper line 13 mice, 1 leather.