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Cogswell
1949
Zapus trinotatus
Aug. 11. Big Lagoon, Humboldt Co., Calif.
Caught two in traps set behind logs
on the borders of a 20 yard wide grassy
avenue in a spruce-alder forest. The one
prepared had its stomach full of a creamy
white mushy material (mud??) mistaken entry
(see Aeromyscus)
Aug. 12. Caught 5 in line of 55 traps, in sites as
indicated:
♂ - in pocket in edge of 15 ft. diameter thicket
of blackberry, salmonberry, bracken, &
sword fern at base of alder tree at
edge of stream and a grassy opening.
♀ (not saved) - caught by tail. 5 yards from last, in
similar habitat with a large sword fern
clump in addition & furtles from the tree.
♂ (#18) - on top of old, mossy log 4 1/2 ft. above
ground, under edge of salmonberry &
bracken canopy fronting on a 5 ft. sedge,
juncus, & fern filled strip beyond which
is open grass.
on ground under border of berry bush thicket in
open spruce-alder forest fronting on 20 ft. grassy
strip.