Field notes, v576
Page 123
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Canti, Blair 1973 Journal W. slope Beaverdam Mts, 3800 ft., Washington co., Utah July 21 of 3175 ft. Soil was rocky and creosote and blackbrush, very dry, dominated here. We drove back towards Mt. 91 and stopped at 3300 ft, in a wide meadow (200x 45) and trapped. We set 52 here, many small holes present, but few K.-flat size holes. We drove east to the 3800 ft. meadow, here the vegetation was taller, more magnificient. Cholla, large mesquite, joshua tree and blackbrush dominated. We set in 2 places, at each end of a flat; 24 traps at each locality! July 27. at site #1, 3300 ft we caught 24 Perognathus penicillatus, 4 Oxyrhytus mexicanus, 1 Meatonoma lepida, 3 Peromyscus and 1 perognathis longemurris. at site 2 we caught 3 O. microps, 16 P. penicillatus, 6 Meatonoma lepida, and 1 P. longemurris. See sp account for more information on O. microps. We left the area about 10:00 am for the Green Creek locality. Saw a Golden Eagle at a road kill in Payson Valley, Lincoln Co., New Green Creek, 7000 ft.; Kaibab Mts, Moapa Co., Nev. We left The Beaverdam Mts and came to