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IDILKEN
1959
away to set traps. Tried to shoot bats at dusk but didn't get any. Actually saw very few -- 20 pipistrelles.
July 8
Cetel: Peromyscus minimatus - 1 jwr (discovered)
Peromyscus cremicus - 1
Peromyscus sp. (first evening) - 1
Peregrinus - 8 + 1 trail (1 discovered)
Reithrodontomy - 1
Started cetel. Kelly, Haskell, Ned Johnson & Bill Hamilton arrived in camp about 1330. After unpacking their gear I made 3 further sets. After dinner I set out 48 traps across the canyon (N side) away rocks in a side canyon or else on a small rocky ridge. There was a small ant. I Naotoma sign but nothing fresh. Saw a large batlike which was brown [tan] with black rings around it, & it got slightly jake considerably. It crawled away some webs before I could shoot it. Afterward I helped Dave set 24 traps directly E of camp near the S cliffs. I shot a small batlike (less than 1/3 the size of one described above) which looked like the one seen above. Saw way few bats in evening; didn't ever get a shot at 1. Saw 2 large + straight flyers & 1 Myotis - sign 1 one. Ned shot an Antrozous pellucens which must be what the large + straight flying