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Peromyscus maniculatus.
June 9
Caught one mouse near some down logs.
June 12 Sand Flat, 6800ft., Mt. Shasta, Siskiyou Co., Calif. -
In 5 traps caught 3 mice. Last night I saw one poke its head out of a rock cairn along the road.
Caught two there, and one other a short way away.
June 13 Had 2 traps in the tent to protect my supplies, + set
the other 3 out, one near the road in rocks, one near
a log, the other by an old stump. Within half an hour
heard a snap, had a mouse by the road. This a.m.,
had one in my tent. It was in both traps. Apparently
got tail + hind foot in one, and while trying to get
away got into the other. The second smashed its skull.
Saved the first (506); the other, in tent, weighed 19.2gm,
measured 140-51-20-18. It had previously lost part of
its tail. It was a male.
June 20 N. Santiam River at Marion Creek, 2400ft., Linn Co., Oregon
Set 2 traps on an old upturned stump with many large
holes around its base. At 8:55pm (standard time), about 3h.
after dark, caught a mouse (#227), and reset trap. At 9:20pm,
had another in the same trap (#228). Shortly after I went to
bed, I heard another snap (ca. 10:00pm) and in morning found
a third mouse in the same trap. This one was another young
♀, 167-83-20-18 , 20.0gm. Also got a mouse about 12 ft. away
in Acer at the base of D. Fri. This was a ♂, 163-79-21-17, 14.6gm.
the second trap at the stump was not looked.