Journal May 30 Russian Gulch State Park Mendocino Co, California Inkies high. Ground soft & suit as result of downpour. Ground level; elevation 150 ft. Slight slope toward ocean. Numerous mounds around each place which traps set. Dirt was blackish. Walked farther away from ocean to meadow where grass about 2 ft high with good under-cover of dried glass through which ran many Microtus runways in which we set 15 museum specials. May 31. Collected traps around 6:30 AM. Two & and 1 small ? in gopher traps. Female evidently was caring for young, since she had well-developed mammary and was devoid of embryos. These three caught in runs 6" below surface. Meadow as described in journal for May 30. Rained during night but and slightly in the morning - cleared about 10:AM. - N.W wind. Catch nil in museum specials and not one trap was sprung. We said it was due to the wetness of the grass. Jean and I went for a hike to be ocean at 1:30 PM to take pictures and collect traps - 5 gopher traps, 4 the mouse traps. White-crowned sparrows singing from tops of Beecharis bushes. We saw- 4 young white-crowns in road. Oyster catcher swimming near beach under bridge. No gophers in gopher traps. Went back to reduce mouse traps set in meadow by fence - caught 1