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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