Field notes, v1620
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ind 82160 M.F.Smith 1976 JOURNAL Nov.27 San Jacinto Mts., Riverside Co., Calif. The Peromyscus californicus looked somewhat unusual to us at this site - the ears looked round rather than pointed. We will have to look at these more carefully when we get back. 3.1 mi SE of Banning 1 Peromyscus californicus? + 1 dead/saved on dying) 1 Dipodomys + 2 dead (saved on dying) 2 Neotoma fuscipes released The surprising thing was how well the animals survived in spite of the wind and cold. Many of the traps were frozen to the ground. Left this area at 8:45 am. Went across Cajon Pass and thru the desert to Bakersfield. Stopped there for lunch. Got back to Berkeley at 7:00 pm. Unloaded and turned in the station wagon. Final mileage 82160. Strawberry Canyon, Alameda Co., Calif. Nov.30 Dick Sage got permission from Joe McBride in Forestry to set traps in Strawberry Canyon. Dick wanted some Peromyscus tails to compare proteins from fresh ears with those from a series of skins from Strawberry Canyon. I was interested in whether there were any P. maniculatus or P. californicus there. We set 100 folding sherman traps, 60 of them in strawberry between the swimming pools and