ZIEGLER 1956 SPOTTED SKUNK SPilogale PUTANUS MAR 24 STRAWBERRY CANYON, H. C. CAMPUS, OAKLAND, ALAMEDA Co., CALIF. I IN SCHUYLER PAT TRAP SET IN SHABOO CREEK BED UP ON SIDE OF SLOPE OF CANYON, CAUGHT BY NECK BUT STILL ALIVE. PULLED UP BY DR BENSON & IT SPRAYED. HIT IT OVER BACK IN CHEST REGION TO KILL IT. SCENT GLANDS CUT OUT-TO EITHER SIDE OF ANUS & SURROUNDING IT. THEY CAME OUT CLEAN WITH NO LEAKAGE. SCENT NAUSEATING CLOSE UP BUT I LIKE IT AT A DISTANCE. SEPT. 17 BERKELEY (STRAWBERRY CANYON), ALAMEDA Co., CALIF. BILL MANOR TRAPPED 1 IN DRAW NEAR # IN OR NEAR AVIARY (AT V.CAL. POULTRY BROOS ?) WHERE HE HAS BEEN KEEPING CAPTIVE TREES FROM MEXICO. THE SKUNK APPARENTLY KILLED 2 OR 3 OF THE BIRDS (YOUNG BIRDS?)