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Behle
1933
Coyote Peak, 3000 ft. Humboldt County California.
June 8-
to our location and made
permanent camp. We are
located on top of the ridge
near Coyote Peak at an
elevation of approximately
3000 ft. According to our map,
we are located 16 miles by air
line directly east of Patrick's Point
on the Pacific Coast. The
property here belongs to H.E.
Sythes. We met his daughter herding
sheep last night and she said coyotes
had been killing lambs. The government
men had not been engaged in control
work here for some time
June 9-
50 traps (40 mouse and 10 rat) set
last evening got 13 Peromyscus
subidus from small cavern at base of
Douglas Spruce; 17 Peromyscus m.
subidus from under large fallen log
on NE facing slope; 19 Sorex trowbridgi
from little mossy nook under fallen
log near bottom of gulch. These
3 specimens were all taken at about
the same altitude - 3000 ft.
Since our arrival at this location