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Nov 18 8 mi. S, 3 mi. E Tomales Bruff, 25' ft., Marin Co., Calif.
Set out 50 mus. spee. along
Smark Stream, and in grass clumps
beside & among 10' high willows
on E side of road. No runs found
by digging in ground anywhere
more but around damp along
stream & in willows. more??
Set 35 mus. spee's in runs in
damp ground beside trickle of
water on W side of road. Also
5 rat traps (3 on woodrat house &
2 on fallen tree 15' away). (Novaland)
Ran all traps about 6:00 AM (Nov 17)
But got only 1 sorex vagrans.
Ate supper at John McChurges Ranch
& went Nite-hiking with Boo [35]
chars. Vichewing Dr Benson shot a
Procyon lotar in White Gulch.
Eyes shone light orange in lite
but greenish when coon's head
was turning, saw 2 other pair's
of eyes in trees (coon?), walked
over a couple of hills & Vic
Got 2 other shots at eyes but
no bodies. Saw a fox along
Pierce Ranch road. Slept in old
bunkhouse (on floor). Ran traps at
7:30 AM. (Nov 18). Got 3 sorex trawber,
+ 3 peromyscus maniculatus
on E side of road. On W side
of road got 2 sorex trawbrby,
+ 5 Rithrodontomy's megalotis.
(+ the sorex vagrans mentioned above)