Journal, Grid Data, v1554
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TUBBLE, D.O. 1980 JOURNAL 120 Hastings Reservation, Monterey Co., Calif Dec 14 (cont) Spent most of the day working clothes and coding on data. From 15-1600hrs I reset GRID MC traps. I also set a large carnivore trap and set up the hygograph next to the min-max thermoseter. Reset RC drift fence traps around 1630th. 2130th - Out checking traps on MC. It's clear, calm, low 40's, the moon is ~ 3/8 full and just now setting - fairly bright. Drsnial results - 4 P. tuii & 1 Perognathus total. Finished by 2200th. Dec 15 0700h - out checking traps on MC. It's clear, breezy, low 30's - cool! No traps turned over, but very few animals captured. Finished by 0800th and proceeded to check RC drift fence traps. 22°C on Robertson Creek. Finished by 0900th and returned to lab to prepare P. boyfii mortality and weigh babies. Summary of results on MC - P. californicus 14(m) 15(h) # ind 0 2 2 P. boyfii 0 12 (new) 12 P. tuui 4 5 6 Perognathus 1 3 3 N. fuscipes 0 1 1 TOTAL 5 23 24 It remained partly cloudy through the morning. Went into town for a few supplies. Around 1300th clouds moved in from the west and it began snowing! It was around 40°, so none of the snow collected. I reset all GRID MC traps from 15-1600h, putting bands on all folding Shermans and paper towels non-folding Shermans where animals are captured. Due to the weather and since din only catching resident along the drift fences, I left the RC drift fence traps closed; covered the pitfall cans, and picked up the extra folding Shermans. I did