Field notes, v1520
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1960 may 8 put 40 shrews in field north of pasture at 2:30 p.m. sown especially tall + thick this year. oats not quite ripe. may 9 caught 7 minks, 7 huthro (2 of them trapped previously), 2 juvenile Broungersa, and 5 mus. One Ruther was torpid, scratched around face, in same trap with Microtine. may 10 Same line, 8 a.m. 8 minks, 1 Pero jun., 6 Ruther, and 8 mus. mowed lines at 7 p.m. to along Fitzgerald fence and top fence. Only 48 traps. may 11 at 8 a.m. had 8 minks, 6 Ruther, and 6 mus. may 12 " " " 10 " " 4 " " 11 " put 40 shrews in the Inspiration Point - Minety triangle in Tidders Park at 5 p.m. mostly in thrills + roots below Minety Rd and along firebreak (lower lines). may 13 at 9 a.m. traps laid Upper line Lower line 42 traps 48 traps Broungersa 4 4 Mus 2 0 Microtine 0 1 Ruther 14 4 Scrobortina 1 0 Trap 0 2 Σ=32 may 14. Same lines, 9 a.m. Pero 5 3 Mus 0 0 mink 0 0 Ruther 6 5 [+5 repeats and 2 dead] Scrobortina 2 0 Perch 0 0