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Paul DeBenedicti
1961
Micrurus townsendii
July 18
Cape Perpetua Rec Area, 1.5 mi S. Yucate,
Lincoln Co., Oregon -
A vole of this species was trapped in a wood pile,
in a shunk cabbage area in an open campsite. The
wood pile consisted of small logs, 2-3" in diamet[er]
covered with moss, about 12-14" high. Evidence
show grasses, violets, and other small monocots.
Several shunk cabbages almost covered the
pile. The trap was on a bare spot, in the pile,
Area about 8 feet from heavy undergrowth and
10 yards from a creek. Near campsite #525
See Peromyscus maniculatus for same site
hit by Jays, but salvaged as much as possible:
(skin, palate & lower jaw)