Banks, R.C. 1956 13. 24 January 1956 On P.M. of 23 Jan. set 21 mus. sp., 5 rat traps, 2 gopher traps near corner of Buckingham Blvd and Bristol Drive, Berkeley Hills, Oakland, Alameda Co., Calif. Gopher traps + 4 mus.sp. in grassy field, nothing caught. Rest in Pine or edge of Pine, some Bacchanis near. One rat trap set on fallen log in area of low brush. Log was covered with droppings, evidently a runway, and was rotted. May have been followed out some + used as rest or runways. Caught 2 Peromyscus californicus with 2 embryos here. Got two Peromyscus troeri, one ? in Pine (near edge) one ? in Bacchanis. Caught these and picked up traps 24th A.M. Many traps sprung, probably due to heavy rain in night. 4 Feb. 1956 Set 21 Mus. specials, 5 rat traps 1.6mi S., 1 mi E Orinda about 3 soft. Mostly heavy brush, near lots of wood rat houses. Caught only 1 ? Peromyscus troeri. It was in a brushy spot, less than 10 ft. from a wood rat house. Kicked apart some houses, no signs of occupancy. Lots of varied thrushes in area. Signs of deer, cattle, & man, lots of game trails (?)