[Journal] March 6-November 22, 1933
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rat trap. Did a quick job of the wood mouse + female it before supper, from the condition of the mammae it was breeding or at least was suckling young as all four mums had young with its name overall abdominal vig [illegible] August 5th, Rand & myself had a grand time after supper chasing an owl that was waltzing first in the clumps of trees by camp then in the woods above camp. Rand got a shot as he flew over to the musical August 5, 1933 A fine morning and a good afternoon only short by one or two last showers (I didn't shoot all day finishing it about six). I should the Perogate of yesterday. Rand shot from a tree a Paramele. I have not seen it but of adult it certainly seems another species from that of Pinnacole. He shot it about 5 meters up a big tree. I got only two of the common wood sat. August 6, 1933 A fine day all day. In the morning I climbed the hill for the first time since the gas losses came on. After lunch I also climbed myself for the first time since I won't mention when (orange I shone off in a basin the last real wash was at Drula before Mt. A & E). After lunch I went out up the trail to photograph and took a long panorama of the Er's Basin and then wandered around in the grasslands and took my lenses at own spots that I could not hit. On the way back a gaudy spidred me so I did not get much anything. I developed a film that Brass just finished and it was a coker and show even him the advisability of immediate development. After supper I skinned the two rats got to day. August 7, 1933 The morning was fine and until mid- afternoon when it sprinkled some. About 10.00 o'clock after I started down the Urnn trail to take some photos. I got took several of the zoo just below the crossing and found to my regret that I had no more film with me so I left the camera there and climbed to the wood on the other side into which I only went