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Berkeley
1935
Carlotta, Humboldt Co., Calif.
May 28, 1935
8:00 a.m. started from Berkeley, followed Redwood Highway
to Kott, spent night in auto camp.
May 27,
Continued trip to Milders at Carlotta, arriving at 9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to 12:30 drove 7.5 miles east of Carlotta. Shot fewer
white-crowned sparrows at bridge across Van Duzen River.
On return trip outside one gopher set 4.5 miles east of
Carlotta, only gopher workings seen; moles common. In
afternoon drove from Carlotta to Hydeville and Bohnerville, made
two gopher sets in pasture 4 miles west of Carlotta. Took
female gopher, # 445, from first set, soil medium gray
loam.
May 30.
Took male and female, in two sets west of Carlotta
soil medium gray loam, short grass, at top of low hills back
from river Van Duzen River, elevation about 200 ft.
Made seven sets 1/4 mi. east of Carlotta; two on floor
of valley, rest on first bench about 35-50 feet higher.
Soil medium gray loam, little coarse gravel in a few
places; vegetation mostly well closely cropped pasture,
a few clumps of poison oak, took one young gopher,
killed by B. Blanchard, and another ♀
May 31,