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Frances A Brock
1941
Journal.
May 26 Russian River State Park, Mendocino Co., California, Elevation 150 ft.
more Baccharis and, Chingcuspim, and blackberry mixed
in with the thimble berry. Slope begins at ↓.
saw about 50 band-tailed
pigeons roosting in Alnus
grandin. and alders. Flew
away in a flock when we
came near.
3 Shrews caught under
Baccharis, kolordar tea,
thimble berry, and blackberry
tangle. 2 Peromyscus maniculatus caught under same
type of habitat. Also 2 Sorex pacificus, 1 Sorex vagrans.
and 2 spung. Neotoma fuscipes caught in rat-traps:
(hit across skull) on edge of meadow in brush.
Not nearly as sticks & leaves at base of tree. Most of
them are 1/4 inch in diameter. Heavily grown-over
around here with thimble berry, salmon berry,
Chingcuspim, gooseberry, & ferns. Halfway up the hill
south of the ranger's house - covered with growth
of Grand fir, alders, thimble berry and
blackberry. Trees are not very tall. - woodrat
cought under alder on path leading to nest.
Slope about 50°; ground wet and soft. Hard rain
during night made ground wet. Another wood rat
caught under same tree as caught chipmunks (May 25)
and antlustrines, etc of wood rat. Male and female caught
under this same tree. Nest (11/2' by 2') on branch of