Field notes, v1733
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238, 239, 241, 285-291. 1952: 20, 21, 47, 50-52, 55, Sept 27 On we left the mountains coming down for Whitney Pass, a heavy storm was now breaking on the slope just to the north of us. We had intended to go up to Kinney pass, but said this seemed to be the center of the storm, we continued on north. Stopped at Big Pine creek to look for frogs again with no success. Drove on to Bishop and thence up to Lake Selima, 9000. We had camped tonight one public camp near nearby North Lake, another damned up body of water. Shortly after dark I spotted a small owl saying on from a pine tree and attempted to get some response from it by trying assorted sounds, popping out whistle. The owl made no vocal response but merely flew from tree to tree above my head and finally made a series of dives sufficiently close to my head (3') that I was willing to stop any annoyance. Sept 28 No frogs or tadpoles in the streams or Lake Pine. Trapped chukar, Zapus, Microtus longicaudus, Peromyscus maniculatus a few. Drove from the Selima locality to Benton, Mono Co., where we set out trap lines. Toay