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MFSmith
1975
JOURNAL
Russell Reservation, Contra Costa Co., Calif.
Nov. 15 across from garbage dump (continued)
67 Peromyscus truei
73 P. truei
Transferred mice to jars. Ate lunch at noon.
At 12:30 started resetting up by the Observatory.
Light rain getting heavier throughout the
afternoon. Set the 3 sets of 40 in roughly
the same areas, with shifting of traps
within the areas. Hiked down to
dump and reset 40 there again. Walked
back to Bonnie's meadow and got 10 extra
traps to set near the buildings
near old shed, and in aviary
by Bianchi's house. Got back to LSB at
4:20 pm. Put dead Microtus and Peromyscus
MR#521 in freezer.
Nov. 16 Bonnie picked me up at 7:50 am. Dropped her at
meadow and got to the Observatory at 8:50 am.
Checked Chaparral
#1 Peromyscus truei
2 Reithrodontomys released
Checked Grassland
#8[illegible] Microtus dead put on ice
shifted the 20 traps from grass with scattered
oaks over to heavy grass below weather station
Reset the 20 above the weather station in grass.