Field notes, v1703
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Thacker 1960, Journal p. 27 July 18 (sat) 3.5 mi. N, 32 mi. W Milford to 4 mi. N, mi. W Flannigan Wash Co., Nev. is quite dry and covered by sage, clover; scattered aspen; Oak and yellow pine (generally small trees). After about 30 min. while I had found no sign of gophers. We skinned until about 2:30 P.M. then packed up and left about 3:25 P.M. I picked up 2 more T. townsendi before we left. Drove to the range of hills Wolf Bald Mtn. in the Northwestern part of the Honey Lake Valley looking for T. talpoides. Although we found no gopher sign they may be in this area. There are spots amongst the sage and other brush species that might support gophers. After driving over these hills to the Nwe decided to try to find a Microdipodops locality at Warm Spring, 9 mi. E. Llunadee. We enquired at a ranch (High Rock) in the vicinity but without finding out the location of Warm Spring. However, they said that there was a warm spring on the ranch. Later consider- ation seems to indicate this must be the place. However, after we continued on to Flannigan, Nev. and returned back up the road toward the state line little and half a mile N on a dirt road to our camp here. After dinner we got out our snap traps. Turned in about 10 AM. July 19 mi. W, mi. W Flannigan to High Rock Ranch, Lassen Co., Calif. lip about 5:45AM and picked up our traps. I had 2 Cave young? one very young Dipodomya ordii; one B. merriami and a