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Thaler
1960
Journal
P.17.
June 14 (sat)
3.2 mi. W, 0.2 mi. N Calpine, 5680+ ft., Sierra Co., Calif
road and driving for about 1 1/2 mi., starting adjacent to
where we had checked earlier in the A.M. Still no signs
of gopher working. After this we checked our traps
further along the road and had two T. monticola apices.
Then we drove on S three Sierraville and on E 1/2
town out of the meckly a little ways to eat lunch.
Upon returning to Sierraville we checked some fields
just outside (W of town) along Routes 49, and 89. but
still couldn't find any signs of gophers, although
here again there were old alfalfa fields. We
then continued N taking the left (W) fork in Battley. At a
place 1.9 mi. S, 0.1 mi. W Calpine, 5300+ ft., Sierra Co. we saw some
gopher working in a dry stream bed. We got about
13 sets here and continued back to camp. We stopped
and put out snap trap lines in McNair Meadow.
We returned to camp here about 5:30 PM. I walked down the
road to the W a quarter of a mile or so and shot a Macouni
Chickadee, after supper we went down to McNair Meadow
to shoot bats. They started to fly about 8:40 and we continued
to shoot until about -- 7:30 or so. I got one Myotis
which I dropped and failed to recover when I
checked a few snap traps. Took two Microtus
gorgicandus in my snap trap lines, by 9:30 PM.
We returned to camp and skinned until about
midnight.
June 15
3.2 mi W, 0.2 mi. N Calpine, 5680+ ft., Sierra Co.
4 p.m. late, about 8 AM. After breakfast we checked our traps in the