M.F. Smith 1981 JOURNAL 0.5 mi. N Madison, Yolo Co., California Dec. 12 I met Jim and Carol Patton at MVZ about 8:45 am. We will head north first, then plan to trap along the foothills for Thomomys bottae. Drove north on 80, north on 505, then west on highway 16 to Madison. Let out traps along the edge of a field with turnips or sugar beets. The clay soil was very sticky - it quickly covered our boots and pants. I caught 2 gophers out of 11 sets. We caught a total of 11 animals. One was kept alive to get spleen cells after we got to the motel. We finished processing about 7:30 pm and had dinner. 3 mi. E. and 1 mi. S Lincoln, Placer Co., California, 500 ft. Dec. 13 After breakfast we drove towards Auburn. Checked along the roads for signs of gophers. Nothing around Newcastle or Penryn, but finally saw some mounds in the field of a ranch on Sierra College Blvd. east of Lincoln. Let out all the traps and checked them a couple times before going into Lincoln for lunch. Again a drizzly day, very slow gopher activity even though there are lots of mounds. Activity picked up late in the afternoon. We caught a total of 22 gophers, keeping three