Field notes, v1523
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39 mice. One coryphaeus was pregnant, but none of the others, I think, were breeding. The vegetation on my line was bumblegrass, low sedges, then willows (now brown instead of green), a scraggy grass, Ephedra, a composite bush, mullein, + a few wild rose bushes. All this with nice big rocks, and cliffs a couple of hundred yards above. A fence separates this habitat from grassy turf and scattered chunks of the big barberry-like bush that is so common (not the real barberry). Also trees here, my toot-toot pause toot-toot. This locality will be known as 5 km W Galeque, I think it is about a km or 2 up the valley across from where the road to Galeque leaves the main N-5 highway. Two carders. Day mostly sunny windy, some sprinkles. Stained until 2 PM, then looked for toots, asked a 2 farmer for dates, then drove to Galeque and put up 2 nets. Everyone seems to know about lats that hang in bushes + trees, but no one is familiar with clothes. All agree weather very mild (and dry). Nets caught 2 furrerids just before dark. April 28 Night temp mild, probably high forties, about 1/2 inch of rain off and on. No lats seen or in nets. Charles McKinnon says a few grey jokers here, lots of zorro Colorado in the hills above the extremica. They would kill lots of lambs if given a chance. Left about 9:30, drove to western, then south on the east side of the river. Stopped by warbant + hiked 1/4 hr south to what I think is zorra Colorado and a cave at the base of it. Not deep enough for lots, but large owl/pellets. Saw 3 carders on ground surrounded by a dozen or more carrancas. Drove to Elfrayen and El Hopo and stopped at Rio Mayorga ranch to look for lats in the granero (barn). No scent.