Banks 1957 Journal 8. 27 Jan 1957 Eggers Cave Brake Canyon, 1200+ ft., San Diego, Calif. earlier. It was cloudy with intermittent rain all day. Walt had 2 grey foxes (Urocyon) in Mr. Egger's steel traps. Charlie had 1 Citellus lateralis, 1 Perognathus, 3 Peromyscus. Vallejo Valley, 900+ ft., San Diego, Calif. C.B. Canyon. We had a few gopher traps set here along the main road. Had 1 & gopher this A.M. Charlie + I set them again, a total of 30 traps. Later had another 2. I did one, Charlie the other. Nothing in the desert trap line today. Tres Palmas, Vallejo Valley, 900+ ft., San Diego, Calif. John + I set 75+ mmc. sp., 3 Shyfar traps in the desert floor near here. Walt set 3 steel traps. This was late in evening, just before dark. It was cold, raining hard part of the time. Eggers Cave Brake Canyon, 1200+ ft., San Diego, Calif. Charlie did most of the skins today. Walt skinned out one fox, I did the sparrow and the gopher. Observed a Costa's Hummingbird rather closely. Saw Palisa Phantigela, Western Bluebird, [illegible] around here. Set shor traps 28 Jan 1957 Checked traps here this AM. Had 13 Thomays, 2 Peromyscus. It had rained in the night hard part of the time. Went to Tres Palmas about 9:30 to noon. In [illegible] the afternoon did skins, then about dark shot a Canpodius mexicanus and an Amphispiza nevadensis. Put them up in the evening. The gopher, # 170, was a very large ♂.