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Chatin
1939
Itinerary
Crooked R. at Bear Cr. mouth Crook Co. Oregon.
June 24 (cont'd)
After arriving and setting up camp a line
of 45 traps was set in N-S direction 4 mi.
west of Bear Creek bridge. Trap line followed to
the west side of a small gulley and then
out on top of the small lava plateau SW of
Bear Creek Bridge. 5 traps were also set along
the South side of the road EW about 25
yards from Bear Creek. 4 of the 5 traps at the
roadside were effective - catching 1 Dipodomys
ordii, 2 Peromyscus maniculatus + 1 Perognathus
parvus. 12 mice were caught in the other
line; 8 Peromyscus maniculatus + 4 Perognathus
parvus. Total traps set - 50 toticatch 16
Results. Peromyscus maniculatus 10 (5♂ 5♀)
Perognathus parvus 5 (2♂ 3♀)
Dipodomys ordii 1♀
1♀ Myotis sp(?) was shot 20 yds south
of Bear Creek Bridge at 8:30 P.M. June 28.
The present camp is located 20 yards south
of Highway 27 and 70 yards west of
Bear Creek bridge near the junction of
Bear Creek and Crooked River. The flats
in the canyon bottom are covered
with fine dry sand. Vegetation
includes sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
which is the dominant plant type.
Juniperus occidentalis also is fairly