Field notes, v4454
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1979 Ronald L. Mumme 28 Journal Hastings Reservation, Monterey County, CA (22 July) feel very much at home, I'm sure. Otherwise, I didn't do too much today. Worked a little on the AOU talk, collected the insects, helped Pam & Walt clean up the office for the gallwasp crew, ate a nice eggplant dinner in the bunkhouse with Nancy, then weighed the bugs from last week. 23 July Didn't do much today except work on the AOU talk, sort [illegible] bugs, and watch (or try to watch) roosting at School Hill west. Afterwards Nancy & I went up to Red House as Frank arrived from Berkeley 24 July Today we had our "interplanetary" symposium on the Acorn Woodpecker, talking with Frank about Nancy's 1500 data, Nest help data & AOU talk, and vegetation sampling. Went swimming briefly with Nancy after lunch, then sorted bugs until dinner. A great dinner up at Red House with Frank, Walt, Pam & Nancy. Slightly loaded from wine, Nancy & I had a nice talk in the bunkhouse afterwards. 25 July Worked on the paper, weighed bugs and had a "goodbye" dinner with Nancy, and a goodbye dessert with the Wickersills & Joan Griffin. 26 July Berkeley, en route to Mono Lake. What a hassle! Enough said about that. 27 July Lower Lundy Canyon, 5 miles N. of Mono Lake, Mono County CA ~ 6600 feet Left Berkeley at 6:30 with Jan Caulfield, and headed East for the "Natural History