Field notes, v1725
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A.L. ZIEGLER 1958 JOURNAL Jan. 18 (cont.) Brooks Island, 0+ to 50+ Ft. Coves, Costa Co., Cant. 2 FRESH WATER (accl. to ANDERSON who had not seen them) MARMETS WITH CATTAILS AT ELEVATION OF ONLY 10 OR 20 FT. NEAR OLD QUARRY OPERATIONS. SAW A SPARROW HAWK + DR. L. SAW A KARDLER HAWK (BUTEO?). RATTUS PECCANS WERE NOT EVIDENT, NO OTHER TEAMS IN GRASS SEEN THO. 19 MUS, AND ORALISH, CAUGHT IN 40MUS. SPECIES + 3 RAT-NEAPS SET OUT FROM 11 am TO 3 PM. DR. L. GOT 14+ LIVE-YEARS + 11+ MUS-SPECIES + GOT 9 MUS. P.ANDERSON GOT 17 MUS SPECIES OF NO LIVE-YEARS AND GOT 708 MUS. PAUL SAID ONLY BARELY BASES PRESENT IN WAY OF AMPHIBS. HE IS DOING POPULATION STUDY ON BROOKS, RED ROCK, AND MAINLAND. BY SETTING OUT 36 BOARDS 5' APART IN SQUARE OR CHEN OF 3 ABOUT LOCALITIES + DESIGN-COUNT COUNTING + MARKING SARAMANOES WHOSE THEM. DUG OUT INDIAN SKELETON FROM BANK JUST ABOVE WATER LINE ON NNE SHORE OF ISLAND CLOSE TO SHORE OF POINT RICHMOND. SAW BONY SKIN DUCKS, COOTS AND/OR WHOLE BIRD BOOIES STOWN ALONG SHORE - PROBABLY BY RATTUS. PAUL HAS INTRODUCED MICROTUS ON A SMALL ISLAND 100 YDS OR SO SW OF N POINT OF BROOKS + SAO THEY ARE DOING FINE. FOUND LEANUS PART SKELES ON 2ND HIGHEST POINT OF BROOKS - 1 ADULT + 1 MUS VERY OLD SO MUST HAVE BEEN THERE FOR YEARS. ALSO WERE COULD FOUND FEAT. SUS RIGHT EXT AUDIT. HEARTUS REGION ALSO OLD.