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Aug.20. Sorrento Road canyons, on city farm
about 1-2 mi. north of crossroads (Sorrento and Delmas? roads).
Branch canyons of three types.
(1) Prev. veg. Juniperus wig. or agrifolia:
Very few gambeli caught in this type.
Favorite haunt of Nestoma.
(2) Prev. veg. oats and mustard- Not
many gambeli here.
(3) In canyon bottom and lower sides.
"Sword" grass, Diplococus, Rhus - Sambucus
with Ramona covering higher slopes
Together with some Asteriscea and
scattered clumps of Rhus. Gambeli
most abundant in this type of canyon. Best recruits obtained by trapping
in or near channel. Nestoma also
frequents this type of pl. association.
String of 67 traps; catch as follows:
Peroz. 20 (sex unde.). Reith 4 (sex unde.)
Gambeli, 5g's and 7g's.
Aug.21.
Traps in same loc. 59 traps.