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Chattai J.
1940
Itinerary
3 1/2 mi. E and 5 mi. S Yacolt Clark Co. Washington
50oft.
with walnuts were set around edge of a
small pond at 1 1/2 mi. W Yacolt, 800ft, Clark
Co. Wash. - Grass and sedges bordered the
pond and traps were set in faint runway.
43 steel traps were set by the 4 of us (Davis,
Russell and Sibley and I) in Aplodontia burrows.
Signs of "beaver" appeared plentiful and by
the time the last trap was set 3 animals
had been caught in traps set only 30 min.
or so earlier.
Aug. 1 a.m. Aplodontia traps contained 8 more
animals bringing total to 11. Mouse
traps contained 1 Sorex vagrans [?], 1 Zapus,
1 Microtus and 2 juvenile Peromyscus. p.m.
Steel sets were inspected and 2 more Aplodontia
taken. 1 Microtus was caught in mouse
traps. 25 or 30 more small traps were set
out farther down the creek in grass, sedges,
and young alder. At 8:10 p.m. a bat was
shot, but could not be found in brush.
Aug 2- a.m. - Steel traps were removed from Aplodontia
burrows and 4 animals were caught.
Mouse traps were also removed and 3
Zapus and 1 Peromyscus were caught. In p.m.
50 traps were set in thick grass, sedges,
and willows along boggy ground and near
edges of spring and creek in natural