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Couti,
Blair
1973
Journal
July 25
5 1/2 mi. NW Shaferne, White Pine Co., Nev.
which had much H.triflex and sarcobates,
growing on it. Here, in an island of
pure sage, was a microgps habitat.
Unfortunately, it had flooded recently,
for the whole pon was covered with
fresh silt, and there was no sign
of animal activity. I suspect that
all reports of micropgs from "sage"
are from sand islets. Seeing no
sign of diggings, we consulted our
LACM locality list and found the
above locality - 5 1/2 mi. NW Shaferne -
as a microgps record. We returned
to Hwy 93 and drove south 6 miles
to the approximate site. Here
there were many K-set holes, but
almost all looked inactive, covered with
calamus. We set traps on both
sides of Hwy 93. Ross said he
saw one active burrow complex, which
we set with 4 traps.
July 26
After camping by the hilltop at
7 mi. S.W. Osedla, we arose at
5:30 and collected plants (H.triflex and
sarcobates) to use as food for the
captives. We then drove to the trapping
site and collected traps. Results as