RUSBLE,D.O 1980 PEROMYSCUS CALIFORNICUS (12) HASTINGS RESERVATION, MONTECAY CO., CALIF. March 19 (mid) 1208 ♀ linn, nullip. 17g. Ear-tagged. GRIIO DC, St 5.14. Saliva colled. 20mng No sign of any powder. I don't know who this could belong to, but it must have been born on the grid. Maybe #45#? #1142 (See Journal 20 March) March 20. 1209 ♀ SAD, imp, nullip. 27.5g. Ear-tagged. MC drift fence, St W-9(in). Saliva coll. This AM on GRID MC d redusked #1943 ♀ lactating with RED Powder. On RC d redusked #1123 ♀ lactating with GREEN Powder (?). On MC d caught #1129♂ with GOLDEN BROWN pigment clearly visible in daylight. He is probably mate of #1184 This PM on GRIIO MC d redusked #1184 ♀ pregnant with GOLDEN BROWN at Station 10,18. March 21 #1212 ♂ linn, TWD. 21g. Ear-tagged. GRIIO MC, St 10,4. Blood, ea, saliva, coll No sign of any powder. Last probably offspring of #1976 based on time and location. #1214 ♀ lake SAD, TWD (dog), 32.5g. "-". MC drift fence, St E-9(in). Blood, ea, saliva, coll March 24 #1215 ♂ linn, TWD. 10g "-" GRIIO MC, St 9,7.5. Blood, ea, saliva, coll Behind ears and elbow covered with Green Powder. Thus is offspring of #1104 (see below). #1216 ♂ SAD, TWD 30.5g "-". MC drift fence, St E-5(in) Blood, ea, saliva This AM Marco tried to get a radio-signal from #1104, with no luck. We looked all over the grid and on the top of the south ridge. Something must have happened to her because we can't trap her either. PM: This evening while checking traps on RC we caught #1187 ♂, scrotal at station 4,8 covered with GREEN POWDER (from#1123 ♀); and #1944, ♂ scrotal at 6,14 covered Spread with GOLDEN BROWN (from#1142♀) See notes on 25 March for radio-island animals. #1217 ♀ linn, nullip. 11g. Ear-tagged. Grid DC, St 5,14. Blood, ea, saliva collect (25mL) Animal covered with GOLDEN BROWN PIGMENT, Thus offspring of #1142. 27 day old. March 25 #1218 ♀ linn, nullip. 15.5g. Ear-tagged. GRIIO MC, St 9,7.5. Blood, ea, saliva coll Animal has Green Patch visible in ears, thus offspring of #1104. Locality & similarity to #1215 (above) also confirms maternity. #1220 ♀ Mature, pregnant. 37g! Ear-tagged. GRIIO DC, St 5,18. Blood, ea, saliva coll Dusted this animal with BLUE-GREEN Powder