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A.C. ZICHER
1957
JOURNAL
W End Valley, 10°-10.5° F., Marin Co., Calif.
Oct.28
Got here late in afternoon Dec.27. Set out
125 traps in 3 locations all in bunch
gras clumps and a few in pns ova out
of band side beside stream. Ran them at
8:00am today + got 8 Sorey [illegible]
7or 8 Peromyscus maniculatus, 1 Mus, 5or 6
Pertrres + 5or 6 Micratus. Nor too
many traps droobed but many spana
with nothing in them. Light rain from
2 or 3 am starting about 8:00am +
beginning at 1:00pm again. Foggy +
overcast but not too cold. Micratus,
Rothro's + Peromyscus seem a little
more scarce than last week. Sorey
more abundant. All specimens wet so
only 3 [illegible] set as dry skins.
Saw 2 deer
+ 1 jackrabbit last nite.
Set out 75 more Mus. space between
10:am + noon in two more locations
- 1 below the dam + other up the
stream + canyon N of Martins house.
Had quick lunch + ran Am traps between
4pm - made 2 sets of 4 maresbee grave
traps in cow pastures near lake. Also
set 2 rat traps in windows beside sleeping
baited with mouse body. Hung a dead Song
Sparrow caught. N [illegible] Mus. See above