Field notes, v1525
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Pleasan 1982 67 nov. 6. left about 11 for Fox Bayas to trap in talus, weather cold, scattered scrubble and a little snow. camped at the north edge of the mesa near the road overlooking Fox Bayas. Not a whole lot of good talus. The vegetation on the mesa is clove bush, mesquite, 2. However, some cumbgrass. Heavily grazed. Spent traps in the tumbled rock below the rimrock. Scattered berberis and Bouteloua. Got off vicarula droppings. Saw 1 vicarula ad 1/2 chi armadillo, most interesting place was a large wood-rot nest of sticks -- maybe a big eagle nail fallen from cliff above. Set 4 steel traps, about 15 cage traps, 10 MS, and 30 big Sherman. Also set about 12 MS in bunchgrass on a raised sandy mound on the mesa. Anita put traps near camp in steep vegetation, along the talus, and 3 steel traps at a big berberis clump. She caught 1 Phyllosticta davewiki long before dark. Weather cold, mostly cloudy, light wind. Thunder & almost calm after sunset. nov. 7. night clear, considerable frost, water jug not frozen, morning sunny, light breeze. The 12 MS in bunchgrass on sandy platform = 1 Elips ad 1 Aborhontle. The traps below cliff = 3 Phyllosticta davewiki and 3 abedon longi. Several vicarulas seen running. Set traps. Two of the three longi were in especially brushy place (leg