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Lee Arnold
1937
Itinerary
May 24, 1937 Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada
Our party, consisting of Dave Johnson, Dr. Henry
Fitch and myself, left the Museum of Vertebrate
Zoology in Berkeley, Calif. at 9:30 A.M May 23, 1937 in
a 1928 Dodge truck. Our journey to this point was
via Sacramento, Roseville, Auburn, and Truckee. Yesterday
evening we made one stop 1 mile northeast of Towle,
Placer Co. for the purpose of collecting and observing
any vertebrates that might be in that vicinity. During
the brief stop of approx. 1/2 hour I saw two (fem.)
Sceloporus graciosus gracilis, one of which I was able
to collect. Dr. Fitch collected two Garter Snakes and one
Skink on this stop while Mr. Johnson reported having
observed a chipmunk. While traveling along the highway
near Carpenters flat Dr. Fitch reported having seen
a Porcupine in an oak tree along the road. Near the
same locality I noted two Chickarees which had been
run over on the highway. At the stop 1 mile north of
Towle I might mention that I observed a number of
dracoon tracks along the creek. At the same spot
I noted a pair (?) of Mountain Chickadees fluttering
about in the bushes to one side of the creek. On
closer observation I noted that they seemed particularly
interested in several small woodpecker holes (?) in two
dead stumps beside the creek. The lowest of these
holes (four in all) was about 8 feet high and the highest
about 13 feet. One of the birds in particular seemed
especially interested in examining the contents of the