A.C.Ziegler 1957 Journal Feb 17 .7mi.N,2.3mi.E MARTINEZ (SALICORNIA MARSHA), CONTRA COSTA CO. RUNS, DROPPINGS + A CUT BEARS (NOT SALICORNIA, A) + GRINDELIA(?) LEAVES ALONG A ROW OF 1-2 FT HIGH MOUNDS BESIDE A DEEP CUT DITCH. CAUGHT 1 MICROTUS WHILE STILL SETTING TRAPS. CAME BACK NEXT AM. + GOT 22 RITINEAS, 6 MUS 7 MICROTUS (HALF OF ONE EATEN) + 2 BOGGS. THIS LOCATION 1.0MI.N, 2.0MI.E MARTINEZ. BOTH LOCATIONS FROM U.S.G.S. QUAD, TOPO CARQUINEZ, CALIF. EDITION OF JULY 1901, REPRINTED 1933. DISTANCE WAS MEASURED ON MAP FROM CENTER OF MASS OF LARGE BLOCKS IN WHAT IS NOW PROBABLY DOWNTOWN MARTINEZ. THERE'S GIRL MARIANNE HOBS ROW TRAPS WITH US. THERE'LL CATCH THE CATCH FROM FEB 14TH (BUT MAY EVENTUALLY GIVE SOME SPECIES TO MV2); GAVE ABOUT 1/2 CATCH OF THE 15TH, AND 16TH + 17TH CATCH TO MV2. HE WILL WANT TO KEEP ALL THE MICROTUS PARABOLY TO PUT UP HIMSELF OFFER ANIMALS CAUGHT IN THE 100 MUS. SPECIES ON 17TH, THERE'LL WILL KEEP ALL MICROTUS BUT GIVE HIS # BUT I WILL KEEP ALL RITINEAS (22), SORRY. 6 MUS TO MV2. DR BENSON SEEMS TO WANT MUS TO SHOW VARIANCE IN UNDERSTUDING COLOR - SOME SPECIES BEING RATHER LIGHT + OTHERS THE USUAL GREY. WHEN PUT UP MOST OF ANIMALS FOR MV2 WITH MY # + CHAR. THERE'LL AS CONCERNS. FEB 17 PLEASANT HILL, CONTRA COSTA CO., CALIF. FERNIA CLEANED UP A SLIGHT SKULL OF PROCYON LORIS BRAT IN BY FRANK J RADOVSKY. SEE SPECIES RECORD. NO MORE DATA THAN THAT ON MV2 LABEL. ANIMAL FOUND DEAD ON HIGHWAY AT OR NEAR PLEASANT HILL.