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Itinerary
Edge
1934
July 1st cont. -
1/2 mi. S Yerington, 4600 ft., W.Walker
R., Lyon Co., Nvs.
Put out 50 traps: 10 along river bank,
5 thru willows and brush; remainder
over gravelly and rocky area which
included relatively level area, hillside
and top of ridge. The hill side was
very rocky with many boulders of
considerable size. Dominant vegetation Atriplex
July 2. Took up traps which contained a
total of eleven mammals as follows -
1 R. megalotis, 1 P. truei, 3 Perog. formosus,
2 P. erinitus, 4 P. maniculatus. The
relatively level area gave very poor
results.
Put out 40 traps NE of Camp - (Sout)
15 along bank irrigation ditch Atriplex
10 in most grassy area - Willows Cottonwoods
15 on side and summit of rocky ridge - Atriplex
July 3
Took up traps this morning total
16 mammals as follows: 8 P. maniculatus
2 P. erinitus, 2 Perog. formosus, 1 Perog.
longimembris, 3 R. megalotis
Put out 19 Sout and 1 rat traps on
sandy ridge at edge of alfalfa field -
mixture of large shrubs - Atriplex and others on
sandy soil - 10 mi S Yerington 4500 ft., Mason Valley