Field notes, v1709
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HG. Weston 1945 13 Journal March 20 cont Inverness, Marin Co. to 2 mi. North of Gualala, Mendocino Co. Calif. I went out and set out 65 Museum Special Snap Traps on floor of closed redwood forest nearby. Back at the cabin the owner came in and we talked about the local mammals. He mentioned mt. lion, bear, badger, mule, spotted and striped skunk, jackrabbits, brush rabbit (he called them cottontails), sea lions, seals, sea otter ? (he had not seen them but knows man who claims to have seen them there recently), gray fox, ring-tailed cat, 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. we went out to look for owls. Had no luck and returned and went to bed. Distance traveled today 84.9 miles. March 21 2 mi north Gualala to 3.5 mi north of Ft. Bragg, Mendocino Co. California. Arose at 7 a.m., ate breakfast and was out running trap line at 8:10 a.m. Was back at cabin at 9 a.m. Out of 65 Snaptraps set out in slash on ground of dense closed redwood forest I caught 6 Clethrionomys Californicus (3 or 3?), 1 Sorex trowbridgii, 1 Peromyscus maniculatus. 9 a.m. to 12 noon we spent preparing specimens from last nights catch. After eating and packing we left the Penehaven Cabins at 1:25 p.m. and continued on up the coast along state highway #1. At 1:30 p.m. we stopped along the highway near Anchor Bay. Only .7 mile north of Penelaven Cabins. Spending about 1/2 hour there we caught 3 Phenacomys longicaudus in their nests up in the douglas fir. Further along the highway, .8 mi south of the bridge across Slick Rock Creek. There we caught 14 and 2 young Phenacomys. At 5:10 p.m. at Mendocino City I saw a pair of osprey. At