Field notes, v1520
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Planner 1965 nov.11 Finished picking up scats on area (right around a few trees and along the treelines), lots more rain. The final score on the October collection of 5 1/4 gallons: minstas 600, gopher 48, Rathers 42, Peromyscus 8, mice 1, sores 1, reptiles 5, birds 3, rabbit 1, plus some jerusalem crickets + centalwyler seeds. The Pero number may not be precise. Saw 1 dark cat today on the area and 1 deer. nov.17 also 1 grey cat on the Inspiration Point road. Lots of green grass up. nov.23 Rain rain rain, almost every day. Dec.1 Summary of contents of nov.11 scat collection: 244 minstas, 19 gophers, 4 herps, 2 birds, 1 mustelina, centolafer, jerusalem crickets, 29 Rathers, 2 mice, and 1 Perogryathus. Dec.7 Picked up scats on part of area. Saw no cats but heard howled and a cold, cloudy. Dec.8. Picked up scats on part of area. Saw no cats. cold + cloudy. Lots of green. A lady walking a dog said that cats on my area sometimes moved to a stable near the top of El Toronal. Dec.9 Finished picking up scats on the area. One very dark cat seen, also, a half-grown black cat right at Inspiration Point, 2 1/2 gallons. Total contents: 200 minstas, 14 gophers, 1 sores, 2 mice, 5 Peromyscus, 60 Rathers, 2 herps, + crickets.