Field notes, v1619
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M.F. Smith 1973 JOURNAL Hastings Reservation, Monterey Co., Calif. Nov.23 Left Mt.View at 10:00am, arrived Hastings at 12:15pm. Walt Koenig and MacRoberts were just leaving the lab so we learned where the key was kept. Moved a few things into the bunkhouse but ate lunch outside where it was warmer. Then hiked up the hill to the north of the bunkhouse (Red Hill), mostly grass(oats?) with scattered trees, looked like fresh pocket gopher activity on a small level spot most of the way up. Back down and across the path past Davis' house and down the road towards the gate, looked like more good spots to set traps here, so we went back and drove down with them. Started setting traps at 3:15pm. First set traps 101-120 in chamise on Haystack Hill. Next 121-140 in meadow on a line parallel to and closer to the creek than the cycloserows. Then 161-180 along dry creek bed, 21-50 up a ravine, across School Hill and back down to road, and 51-60 at edge of field parallel to road. Lastly 61-70 along the fence row next to the barn where traps are stored, and 71-75 across dirt road from there in the glass. Came back and cooked supper, then looked through papers in the lab until 9:00pm. Checked all traps. Two full in chamise #113 Perognathus californicus, #107 Peromyscus boyleyi. Nothing in meadow. Another Perognathus calif. #173 in dry creek bed. Going up ravine one empty (42) one Peromyscus truei (38) and one P. boyleyi (50) at bottom of hill along road. Along field