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F.D. Kirkpatrick
1964 Mus musculus
Sand Island, Johnston Atoll, Pacific Ocean
Dec. P.M. Coast Guardsmen killed a green-
18 footed mouse in the Loran Transmitter
(coat) Bldg. This mouse had been released
on the grid on Dec. 16. It must have
moved not less than 100 yards west
along the causeway to the building.
Dec. The tide was very high, crossing
22. the causeway and flooding part
of the north and west parts of
the grid. An unknown amount
of mortality occurred. Station
dogs killed at least 15 mice
that were flooded out of their
usual haunts. The water must
have killed several.
Dec. 11:30 P.M. We set 5 lines of traps
27 (45) for an activity study.
1:30 P.M. One marked mouse was
captured.
3:30 P.M. No mice were in the traps.
5:30 P.M. One marked mouse was
captured.
7:30 P.M. Ten mice (including an
unmarked one) were captured.
9:30 P.M. 22 mice (including 3
unmarked ones) were captured.