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E.M.Brock
1955
Journal
woodpecker. He had been caught by his front legs and
in an attempt to free himself, it appears that he ate both
his front feet and legs off. Saradine and ground squirrel
had been used as bait. The skin was put up and the weasel
scent spread on the various other traps and also pieces of
its carcass placed by other traps. Last night about 7:00 PM
it started snowing and has continued to snow all through
today. When traps were checked in the evening nothing
had been caught since most of the traps were under 5-6
inches of snow.
April 26
Nothing was caught in traps today since traps were
under 19 inches of snow this morning. Snow kept
up until about 2:00. Eleven traps have been set
out for tomorrow in a new and different location.
Saradines were used for bait.
May 2
A Perognathus and Peromyscus were brought to the
U.C. M.V.Z. by an entomologist who had collected
some ectoparasites off of them. Dean Furman
had collected them and preserved them by
injection and preservation in alcohol. Although collected
on April 25, these specimens were put up on May 2.
May 5.
Three Myotis were put up as study specimens for
the Museum. These bats had been caught by
Brentice Bloodel
May 6.
One Myotis, the locality of which is not sure we put up,
as a study skin. It was caught by P. Bloodel in either