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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