July 1936 Journal 37, 8 July Black Hills 2 mi N Orinda Village, 1026 Catelot Co. Califf. This morning the trap by the rat house was moved and the string chewed off (spring too). Another trap had been chewed off & was missing. This was found about 10 ft away with a live Peromyscus californicus held by the tail. Also got one Peromyscus truei. A large colony of Lophortyx at edge of area. many Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Saw Jack Rabbit. Man building house here reported "large wild-cat" makes sounds about every 5 weeks. 13 July. Set traps in line over E, N, & S. sides of hill. Where other lines went around, this went up and over also, crossing the other lines. Found a trap set 3 weeks ago, had a Peromyscus. Skull was chewed, probably by ants. Saved skull hind foot, 108. Heard Bullo virginiana at 8:30 P.M. Also saw Thomaea fasciata, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Buteo lorealis. 14 July. Hard time finding traps. Had 2 Vespula fasciata, 2 Peromyscus californicus, 3 P. truei, 1 Pipilo erythrophthalmus. The mice slipped pretty bad, since I didn't get to them till late P.M. As I got to the area in A.M. heard Pipilo, Chanela, Thyraoea and Pans nimotum in a group of 20 or more, making huge scolding fuss. I found the object of their attention was part of a large dead snake skin partly in a hole under a stump. J Anderson butatively identified it as a Rattlesnake. The mews esp., were scolding, but the thrice were louder.