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Francis A Peek
1941
Zapus oreanus
Jumping Mouse.
May 24 Russian River State Park, Mendocino Co., California. Elevation 40 ft.
Two caught in edge of meadow & brush next of camp about 15 yards from a creek. Brush was mainly thimble, salmon, & blackberry with some nettle.
May 26 Elevation 150 ft.
Female caught in high grass in run-way under Baccharis bush in meadow. Meadow gently sloped toward ocean (5°). Woodland surrounded it on north and east sides.
When examining traps, I saw one near trap & it escaped hurriedly into blackberry tangle. This was at 7 o'clock in the morning.