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Colti,
bevis
1973
Journal
July 24
2 mi. W. Railroad Pass, Lander Co., Nev.
Dunes
SITE 1
Railroad Pass
Railroad pass we saw a
Golden Eagle feeding near the
side of the Road. The plot at
at site 1 was tumbled and stripped.
Site 2 was a lake bed with hillsides of
soil, all hard, alkali in contrast
to the sandy site 1.
July 25
Caught 4 Dipadonyx microps, 6
Dipadonyx ordii, 1 Perognathus
longimuris, 1 Onychomys and
1 Mustela frenata (?) in 74 traps.
microps and ordii live side by side
here, microps being the larger animal -
It was quite cold, about 30°F, in
the night, and several animals were
torpid. The weasel was in a
10" Sherman trap, and had an infestation
of about 6 large engorged ticks on
its mantle area. It was quite
agitated, and the trap smelled of
mouse scent. All these at site 1,
at site 2 caught 2 dipadonyx microps
and 3 perognathus sp. No
ordii in this alkaline situation.