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Post Moody Bde
(15)
July 3. Caught a number
of shrews and white footed
mice. Put out some traps in
some rank grass nearly
opposite the mill where I
found signs of microtus
etc. Very rainy. Shot quite
number of birds.
July 4. A fair catch of Dors
Microtus etc. Changed many
of my traps first set. Rained
heavily all day.
July 5. Caught a number of
Opossum etc. and one Strophurus
This was taken in a runway in
a marshy place near the mill
Very rainy.
July 6. Got very poor catch of
mammals to shot a few birds
Raining weather still continues.
July 7. A rather poor catch
Decad most of the forenoon
Chasing flickers but killed only
one. Caught 3 microtus in marshy
place near mill.
July 8. Left Port Moody in morning
Train for Pt. Nancy where I took
Goat for Langley arriving at
11 o'clock. Spent the time until dinner
Cooking over the country. In the after
noon Set traps for shrews Microtus etc.
Found Tamias torquatus common