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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