Field notes, v576
Page 279
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Coulter Blois 1975 Journal 1/4 mi. NNE Stubby Springs Joshua Tree National Monument Riverside Co., California. October 4 at this time of year, the catch of the night of October 4 was as follows: 27 Dipodops merriami, 6 Dipodops microps, 6 Perognathus trinitis, 2 P. boylii (?), 3 Perognathus famosus, 1 Mycterus torridus, and 1 Unnorogensia [illegible]. Six of the D. microps were taken in the lines leading east from camp; five of those were from the south edge of the blackbrush flat, near a drop into a gully system some 50 x 62 south of the road to stubby springs. One young 9 was taken the 2nd crop from camp (20 x 62 away) on the north side of the road. Two D. m. crops, both 87, were taken in 50 trap set 200 x 62 east of the intersection of Stubby Springs Road and Jurper flats Road. One male was similar to a male carried there Oct. 3rd, and I am assuming this a re-capture. Of the 8 caught, 4 were 87, 4 ??. I suspect two were re- captures; the other 6 were not previously carried (obviously, since all ?? of Oct 3rd were saved, all 4 ?? of Oct. 4 must be new captures. D. microps is consistently present in the blackbrush one near camp, and