Field notes, v560
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Chattin J. 1940 Itinerary July 21 (contd) 18 1/2 mi. NW Portland, 1300 ft., Washington Co., Oregon shrubs and bushes etc composing a fair proportion of the vegetation include: - Oregon grape. - Canadian thistle,- Black raspberry - Blackberry - Thimbleberry - Clarkia - White Everlasting - Gooseberry and Broken. Eutamias townsendii were fairly numerous throughout the entire cleared area. After setting out trap line returned to camp and after supper I shot 1 Lasionycteris flying in open clearing above creek at height of about 20 ft.. Also shot a smaller bat (possibly a Myotis but was unable to find it in thick underbrush. July 22 a.m.- During the night the 100 traps yielded 3♀ and 9♂ Peromyscus m. rubidus, 1♂ and 1♀ Mus musculus, 1 Microtus sp? and 1 Eutamias; 1♀ Sorex was brought into camp, having been caught and brought home by house cat. 1 Eutamias, 4 Peromyscus 2 Mus, 1 Lasionycteris 1 Sorex (skull only) and 1 Microtus were saved as skins. Inspection of traps at noon gave 2 more E. townsendii. - Also 1 winter wren, 1 Bewick Wren (prep. W.C.P.) and a young Spotted Towhee. 15-20 traps were sprung, some moved 2-3 ft. - probably the mouse traps are too small to hold the chipmunks. 1 Phamnophilus was caught