Field notes, v1521
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at 5pm put traps down the valley again at 2 min SW Carfelo, 13,300 ft., hoping to get Lh. darwini, but belated is still somewhat fresh. I put 18 big Sherman along stone walls, Roy put 21 small Shermans in a big talus, and Miguel put 15 in a rocky gulch - anta about 10 around camp. july 9 might cold clear, at 6 am about -5°C. walking in carol's live (a re-trail of Roy's guide) although 3 US stolen by something x nothing in my big Shermans, nothing in my traps, and in Roy's talus: 4 postcristis and 4 Colomys scullus. anta + miguel suffering from diroche. drove down to San Mateo for breakfast, then Lina for a stop at Davis', then "home" to Pofa Leon Tree at 1 pm; Carol + Miguel set 20 small shermans at duck at 4 km ENE Puenasora, higher up on the hill where vegetation is a little "lusher" and where we had seen big rodent droppings before. Pofa Leon Tree, Dept. La Junia july 10 Carol caught 1 Lh annicus x. In fact, discovering the other mice, it now appears that one of the four mice caught at 4 km ENE Puenasora on july1 was an annicus instead of darwini as listed. Darwini lumotus is a docile, quiet beast, whereas annicus is much jumpier, wilder, and its tail skin drips off readily x. Darwini postcristis is even more docile and cow-like. In am (gawa) went with Davis' crew to set trap grid on the study area at km 80½, some