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Bethe
1933.
Horse mt. 4700 ft. Humboldt Co., Calif.
June 2.
the
earth covered with little of pine needles
and small twigs; 1 ? immature Peromyscus
maniculatus rubidus from under a
large Douglas Spruce log in a cavity
or sheltered place formed by the bark.
It was damp inside; one ? Neotoma
fuscipes fuscipes, under end of large log, probably
Douglas Spruce. No nest around. all
around was a small stand of Douglas
Spruce; 1 ? Neotoma f. fuscipes from
beneath a large overhanging rock
upon which its nest was built. The
pile of sticks rose three feet above the
large rock. The rock itself was situated
in the midst of a dense Huckleberry
Oak thicket; 1 ? Neotoma f. fuscipes
from the top of its nest which was
built up 2 1/2 ft. above the ground and
extended beneath and alongside
a large Douglas Spruce log for
15 ft. None of the water sets had
been touched and few of the mouse
trap sets. All these specimens (3 wood
rats and 3 P. m. rubidus) were taken at
the same altitude - 4600 ft.
Cold last night and some evidence
of freezing. Temperature reading this
morning was 31° F.