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A.C. ZIEGER
1959
Journal
PODER FLAT, 5000+ft., 12 mi. NW Harper Camp, Siskiyou Co.
Aug. 12 Got only a PEGON (MANICULATUS) IN LIVE TROUT LAST NITE. Took ANOTHER HONORS & CAUGHT A YG BY HAND THIS AM. CLOUDY COOL DAY CLEARING AT NOON. Am still looking for SALAMANDERS in THE SWIFT STREAM but no LUCK. Woods SEEMS stream below camp a got about 15 ADULT ASCOCHUS which I will try to keep alive back to BESKELEY. Also will keep A HALF-DOZEN or so TRAPS w/ MINORCE. PROSING YG ALIVE. Now have them in cloth sack tied under water in VERY COLD SWIFT STREAM. Moved a few of YEGGS in flight to new spots since having so little luck.
Collected SO+ TRAPLOWS (NOT ASCOCHUS) IN SMALL STAGNANT POOL IN FLAG. Seems to be of two types -- A LARGE MOTILE DEEP-GREENISH KIND AT ONE END OF 10' LONG POOL AND A SMALLER DEEP BROWN KIND SCATTERED ALL OVER POOL BUT CONCENTRATED AT FAR END FROM THE LARGER KIND. Also saw some TINY CLAMS & "SAND-FLEA" LIKE ANIMALS YELLOW along with OTTO TRAPLOWS. Still no sign of ANY OTHER ADULT FROGS or SNAKES. Heard PILEATED WAGERS 2 or 3 times today.
Went out for BOATS at DUSK but flight was slow SAW 3 LARGE ONES ABOUT 8:45 AM OUT OF RANGE + 2 SMALL ONES FLYING TOGETHER. Didn't get A SHOT.