Field notes, v1525
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Mar.2 Cornell. Wild windstorm for a couple of hours beginning about 11:30 p.m., morning calm clear, not cold. My traps held 7 Elginos and 4 also caneascents, Auntie's two, 5 Elgino and 3 also. I saw one Phyllotis up on the hill. Proceeded traps until 10, then drove down to the ranchos and checked the 3 guinea pig sets in the current bushes: nothing. Sets got caught at the rancho. The troops of horses that they brought in yesterday were in the corral and were being chased around while incessant attempts were made to lassoo, throw, castrate, and clip manes & tails. Dust, dogs barking, children mulling around etc. Took photos; kids didn't go to school. The father's name is Ramon Neculpan, one of the boys Fabian. The mother gave us permission to camp. Their address: Cornelio Arrila. When I asked about farm owls they said they were horned owls. Also at the horse affair was the owner of the next Rancho to the west Francisco Navarro. He says he has lots of cloverup in his alfalfa. He rewardeled me how unusually hot it was yesterday, 29° he said. Auntie separated a large Texas Guerrero and sent a Mexican descalante in it. Later a stunned Texas was lying beside the traps. My big Phyllotis was held by one dead foot but had cuts on shoulder & back. Summary: 298 trap nights = 27 Elgino, 18 also caneascents, 1 Phyllotis, 2 cloversup, about 12 lizards, heard no tunas song and saw no fresh digging. Heard lone owl, seed snipe, tunaaron (saw tunaaron also). The Sofium.