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Corte,
Blois
1974
Journal
April 9
6 mi. w. Navajo Bridge, Coconino Co., Arizona
Today's and yesterday's experience point
To the absolute necessity of arriving at a
new locality at least 2 hours before time
to set traps, so that an adequate exploratory
survey of the area can be made.
April 10
10 mi. N. Wolf Hole, Mohave Co., Arizona
Arrived at 2:00 PM after buying provisions
in St. George, Utah. It was mercurt and windy, we walked around the west
west of the site, then returned to the
protection of the car to await trap
setting time. By 4:30 the wind had
subsided and we trapped, setting
4-6 traps per hole complex. Total
area trapped was about 10 acres. The
night was fairly mild, and we
checked those traps we could find
at 11:30 PM. We found 12 P.
minorpa and one P. maricopa. Only
one minorpa was an adult (7.75 g), and
3 were immatures - about 40 g. The male
and one immature was released. Two
immatures were saved along with the adult
female trapped at the same complex
(same cage). All the females weighed
75 g or more, most about 81 g, so,
based on Kenagy's statements, I hoped