HG Weston 1945 Journal 16 March 22 Mill Creek 3.5 mi N of Ft. Bragg to Clarke Ranch, Mendocino Co Calif. set out 50+ snap traps each on the floor of a closed redwood forest just above and behind the Clarke's house . It looked very poor (where we set traps) for small mammals. 8 p.m. we ate dinner. Jollie went out after dinner for 3/4 hr. to look for owls but heard none, saw none. I went to bed at 10:30 p.m. Total miles traveled today 33.4 . March 23 Clarke Ranch, 8 miles SW of Laytonville, Mendocino Co. Calif. We got up at 7 a.m. Benson and Jollie went out to look at their traps. I stayed in the bunk house and wrote a few notes and cleaned up a bit. We ate a very delicious breakfast at the Clarke's house. 9 to 10:15 a.m. I went out and ran my trapline. Out of 64 Snap traps I caught 3 Peromyscus truei 2♂1♀, 5 Peromyscus maniculatus 4♂71♀, 1 Clethrionomys californicus ♀? 10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. we three worked in the bunkhouse putting up specimens caught last night. 1:45 p.m. we ate lunch. 2:25 to 2:50 p.m. a hail storm. The hail covered the ground with a white blanket. 3:30 p.m. I went out and set my 64 snap traps. I stayed out until 5:45 p.m., walking around, looking the ranch over. I shot at 1 Steller jay with my 4.10 but missed. 7:30 p.m. we had a very delicious dinner with the Clarke's and sat around and chatted until 10:15 p.m. 10:30 p.m. we went to bed. Today the following species of birds were seen: ruby-crowned binglet, spotted