Field notes, v1520
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C.V. Baeza 1969 Oct. 4am. W narrow, wooded S. elfs. Oct. 17 at 3:30 p.m. with students put out small Sherman baited with rolled oats, all in pure reduced with good duff, mostly long rotten log-els. Weather mostly clear but had rained very recently. Oct. 18 Run traps at 5:30 p.m. (nothing), 8:30 (5 Pero. mice.), 10:30 (4 Pero), 1:30 (1 Sciathrogram and 1 Pero), 4:30 am (3 Pero), 7am (3 Sciathogram). On the 10:30 run a spotted Skunk ran ahead of the trappers and disturbed several traps. Saw two together on my run at 4:30. Set 13 Sherms across the road in a grassy gley with legs at 8:30 but nothing caught by moon. Left dawn 12:30, Drove through elfs as far as Point Arena looking for good pacifins and raygrass baited. Ending at Marbster Beach State Park, which is 5 mi N Point arena. At 3:30 put 100 Sherms through very lush grass, buttercup, creeping blackberry, "sword" grass, and weeds along a swale bordered by grassy meadow with scattered brushes (Baccharis, Creuthus). Lots of mice were running in the sparser open grassy meadows, but the small vegetation made too dense. 3 hawks and a wood. Hawks were hunting over the meadow. Oct. 19 Various students ran traps during night, and I. Two live Sciathogram, maybe 8 or 10 maniculates, a few Rathtars, one "baby mole" turned dead (=Neurotrichus?), and several of scintines. Apparently no Tores. Left for home before noon.