Journal May 29 Russian Gulch State Park, Mendocino Co., California Set 6 gopher traps on bluff overlooking ocean. Ground grassy with pine needles quite thick, cool & loose, damp. Few Bishop pine along the edge. Burrows close to surface and sometimes resembled mole runs (by having dirt heaped up over burrow). Weather chilly during night, as dew in the morning & warm & intermittently sunny all day. Caught no gophers, however. Two traps were covered over. Set 19 museum specials in meadow along road in gulch at 40 ft elevation east of the ranger's house on the road to camp. Sorex vagrans caught in trap in middle of heavily overgrown meadow, on north side of road at base of hill. Two Phomopaea maniculata trapped at edge of meadow & brushland. This seems to be the usual place to find them. Thick, tall grass growing way to heavy brush. They have a chance to feed in both types of habitat. Violet Green Swallow seen perched on bare Bishop pine limb at edge of cliff at 7 AM. Set two more gopher traps in 6" burrows in camp meadow west of our camp. Grass thick and ground damp & full of roots.