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E. M. Brock
1956
May 20
Jahkenitch Camp, Jahkenitch Lake, Douglas Co., Oregon
This morning, just like yesterday morning,
was very foggy and wet. All bushes were
heavily covered with dew. Most of the day was
spent preparing specimens caught. In the
afternoon, all the traps, which had been left
out, were relaided. A trip was made to our
first Gardiner locality and another fifty
traps were placed out.
May 21
The traps near our camp at Jahkenitch were
checked and picked up. Three Sorex and one Zapus
were in the traps. A garter snake had also been
captured in one of the traps. A trip was then
made to the locality 1.3 mi. E. of Gardiner to
check the fifty traps there. No animals at all
were in the traps. These traps were left to be
picked up later, in the day. The morning was spent
preparing specimens and in the afternoon we
packed, left camp, went to the Gardiner locality
to check traps, where one Sorex pacificus (a
large brown shrew) was caught, and then started
south. Passed over the Limpina River, went through
North Bend, Bandon and into Curry Co. Went
through Pat Oxford and pulled off to the
side of the road in a gravel pit at about
12 miles south of Pat Oxford and 6 mi. N. Ophir, Curry Co., Oregon
It was already getting dark but a large pool of