MICROTUS CALIFORNICUS MARCH 25 POINT ISABEL, CONTRA COSTA CO., CAFE. CAUGHT 3 IN SANICARIA AROUND SAN PABLO SPORTSMENS CLUB SHEET RANGE. 1 SMALL ONES. ANOTHER EATEN IN TRAP BUT THINK H.F. MESS'S TRAILER & SUCH SAVED. COULD NOT BE SETED. MARCH 3 IN TRAPS IN SANIC, NEAR MARCH 25TH LOCATION - CAUGHT ON HIGHER, DRY GROUND WITH SANICARIA, SOME SORT OF SHRUB 1-2 FT TALL & DRIFTWOOD NONE IN TRAPS ON WETTER GROUND. APRIL 5 IN TRAPS IN SANIC. BEFORE ROAD LEADING NW INTO MARSH. 1 EATEN PARTIALLY - TRAP PULLED OUT LENGTH OF SPRING- THEN ANIMAL RANCHED OUT OF TRAP (SOME PUR STILL STUCK IN TRAP) & DRAGGED 10 INCHES MORE UNDER SANICARIA. TRAP SET IN WETTER WORN (BARE GROUND) RUNWAY BEFORE SANICARIA-DRAGGED DRIFTWOOD LOG ON EDGE OF DRIFTWOOD HING. 3 OF THESE CAUGHT ON SOME HILLOCK HAD SMALL YELLOWISH OR WHITISH LUMPS ON EARS & TAIL (1 WITH EARS TOO DAMAGED TO MEASURE). NOTES ON NEST (?) & RUNWAYS (PERHAPS OF MICROTUS ARE IN JOURNAL FIVE TO DAY. APRIL 5 3 IN TRAPS IN SANICARIA & OTHER LOW BUSHES ON DYKE IN MARSH. 4& TRAPS SET ON MAIN DYKE ON NE SIDE OF ROAD GOT ONLY 1 MICROTUS & A MUIS, AND 5 OTHERS SET ON HILLOCKS WHICH WOULD BE COMPLETE OFF FROM DYKE (OR WITHIN AN INCH OR SO) AT