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Erickson
1935
7 mi. north of Crescent City
Del Norte Co., Calif.
June 4,
Hunted for White-crowned Sparrows first half of
morning, then moved on to Redwood Paradise Auto Camp
7 miles north of Crescent City, on Redwood Highway, tried
to locate at Smith River but no place available. Auto
camp and former adjoning road on ground cleared of
redwoods, many old stumps still present; people have
small gardens, and hay fields in spaces between stumps.
Stand of redwoods on hill but south side. Soil a light
reddish brown loam, very crumbly. In evening made
nine sets, two at edge of potato patch, 6 in recently
cut hay fields, and one in pasture; short grass. "Old timer"
set two other single ones in pasture.
June 5,
483
Caught gophers in two sets near potato patch, female and
small male in one in pasture, three in hay field, ♂ 481
and ♀ 482 at same set; three filled in; two set by "old timer"
failed to catch anything. Last part of morning drove to
north side of Smith River, 2.2 miles north of Fort Dick, made
8 sets in pasture between Smith River and Redwood Highway.
small yellow
plants - grass, plantain, yarrow, clover etc.; in swale, rushes, lupine;
soil, gray loam near highway, sandy loam nearer river.
In digging last set uncovered a runway as follows, floor of
484
about 5 1/2 miles below the surface of the
ground; the next cavity contained dry
shredded plant fiber, apparently grass and north
next
almost left.