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Engler
1936
½ mi. N Vya, 6000 ft., Washoe Co., Nev.
(July 2 cont.)
Last night at our new camp I set out a
line of 60 traps, 10 rat traps & 50 mouse traps
50 of the traps were set on the steep rocky slope
just west of camp. They were set about 30 feet
apart. The rat traps were set along the base
red
of a rocky ledge at the top of the hill. The
other ten traps were set near camp on damp
ground around a spring. One rat trap was
set under the cabin in which camp was made.
This morning, July 20th,
Neotoma cinerea
was taken from a rat trap at base of ledge
near top of hill, also 1 Callospermophilus was
taken from rat trap at same place. 1 Neotoma
lipida was taken from trap under cabin.
Taken from traps around camp were,
1 Microtus mordax, 1 Eutamius minimus
+ 3 Peromyscus maniculatus. Taken from
mouse traps on hill were, 1 Microtus mordax
(young), 1 Thomys quadratus (young) + 24
Peromyscus maniculatus
July 21.
Yesterday afternoon, July 20, W.C. Russell
& I drove 17.3 mi. by speedometer, S of Vya to
a place where there was a small lake
surrounded by Artemisia bushes. On the
way, 10½ mi. S Vya a Callospermophilus was
sho[red]. At this lake 30 mouse traps were
set among the Artemisia bushes on dry,