Field notes, v1724
Page 641
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A.C.ZIEGLER 1956 Journal Dec. 9 San Rafael (400 block Bret Harte Rd) 300 ft, Marin Co. Camp. (Cont.) APART HERE. TRAPS IN WOODS SET 15-20 FT. APART. TREES WERE MOSTLY BAY WITH ABOUT 90% TOP COVERAGE ABOVE. NO POTION WATER SEEN BUT GROUND DAMP + MUDDY IN CERTAIN PLACES, ON GROUND LEAF LITTER WAS 2 INCHES DEEP WITH A FEW ("BISTRO")? PEAS + SOME ROSON OAK. GROUND HEAVY QUITE A BIT OF DEBRIS IN MANY PLACES BUT IN OTHERS PARTLY CLEAN DIRT, 2 OCCUPIED(?) WOOD RAT NESTS SEEN. GOT ONLY 1 "PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS" AND THIS SHOWING SOME GREY PENGUE AND TRAPPED RUNNING ACROSS TRAP APPARENTLY. SAWIN BROKEN SO NOT SAVED. Very LIGHT FROST THIS A.M. ON CHAPARAL SHADES. BIRDS SEEN! Crow - 10 GULL S - 50 CEDAR WARWING - 4+ RUBY CRY KINGLET - 1 OAKSON JUNCO - 10 TALKED TO 3 KIDS OUT WITH "BB" GUNS BUT THEY HAD NOT SEEN ANY NEURO - TRICHUS EVER BROUGHT IN BY CATS. DR. TAGGERS OLD HOME WAS LESS THAN AN 1/2 MI. AWAY FROM TRAP LINE. HIS CAT USED TO BRING IN NEUROTRICHUS. GOOD MAP OF AREA FROM "FLYING A" OBSERVATIONS "SAN RAFAEL + MARIN CO.".