Field notes, v1663
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Journal 17 Aug 26 Cammatti Creek, 1450', San Luis Obispo Co., California. camp. Went out hunting Scaled Owls & Poo-wills & De-hillers but court success. Saw Doe & twin fawns near camp. Aug. 27 Run trap line after breakfast. 1 Neotoma in rat traps other mammals collected were those skinned (including Pocket gopher) and a young Reithro (? no ears). All caught in Museum spec. traps. Gophers bitten head but caught by 1 front foot. Hunted up the valley. Returned to camp & found birds most numerous at camp. Anna Hummer, Lawrences Gold/nil & Thrasher singing. Two does & twin fawns came to water to drink 1 set of fawns still had spots. Skinned most of day. After supper set 7 rat traps baited & walnut on nests of Woodrat in thin stand of almost Pure Scrub oaks. Also 26 mus.spec. traps on grazed flat and 35 on hill side & open stand of Juniper. Later tried to get a shot at the bats that come to the pool & finally went right hunting. Missed a Poorwill but Salt succeeded in getting one. Retired late-9:30. Aug.28. Woodrat sets yielded 5 rats + 1 trap sprung. 3 minature (all o?) not saved. Traps in open grazed Distichlis yielded nothing. Those in open Juniper & dejos and under a Juniper I got a P. maniculatus. Hunted thru draw & Digger Pine & some mixed chaparral & finally back up the valley. Birds again most numerous near camp. Skinned in late am. 5 Pm. Set a pair of gopher traps in fresh working near camp. In evening went down canyon to the reservoir to shoot bats. got none. Walked back to camp trying