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J.D. Anderson
1958
Journal
June 9
10 mi. W. Carby, 5500 ft., Modoc Co., Calif.
area N.W. of camp. Good habitat, lot of tall yellow
pine & incense cedar with many young trees coming up.
Got 1 Zalommoled at 11:00 pm and heard another soon
after. Did not collect as since it talked for only a
short while & then moved on. Also heard 1 how - what
owl & several Horned owls. Returned to camp at
12:15 am soon after hearing what we suspected were
Flying squirrels. Will try trapping some tomorrow.
During the night some rodent came into the tent &
chewed the sawhile laces off one of Ned's boots &
chewed clean thru the tongue of the other. Could
be those squirrels again.
June 10
Up at 5:30 am. A bright morning for one. After breakfast
I drove N.W. out of camp in the truck to check Mud Jake
for Amblyptoma. About 5 miles out of camp the road
became too slick with mud to drive any faster. After
wrestling with the chain I was able to back the truck to
a decent surface & return to camp. After this it was
10 am before I got to do any collecting. Sun still
shining, sky clear, for warmer than any day then
for. Worked Pine Ridge & East of camp. Got 1
Cnemidophorus shiltonicus - almost immediate - under bark
again & in timber which they seem to prefer. Got
several Sceloporus occidentalis in here. 1 Hyla regilla
hopping thru the pine forest. Saw Red-tail with a
fledgling. Returned to camp at noon. I pm took off
S.W. & then up a canyon which leads to Happy