RIBBLE, D.O. 1986 JOURNAL 24 Hastings Reservation, Monterey Co., CA. June 28 (continuation of night trapcheck) 0035h- Dusted 1935 (♀) with LIME GREEN at station 7,12. The bag is not very full, so I "shake & baked" this animal with moderate success(hard to get back covered). However, the lime green color is worthless- it is not obvious on the animal and doesn't leave a distinct trail. Don't use this color. 0100- By this time the rechargeable batteries ran out of juice (lasted ~3km). Also, it seems like there is less audible activity by small mammals. I'm not sure about this. 0115- Dusted 1939 (♀) with RED at station 7,12. I held her behind the head and stuck the posterior part of her body in the bag. This seems to work well. She escaped up & into a hollow tree stump about 1.5m above ground level - flagged it. RED appears deep orange. Finished checking all traps at 0150h. The moon (1/2 full) is rising. Summary of Trap Results: P. californicus- 18 total (9♂,9♀), 1 new, 17 recaptures P. boylii - 31 total (14♂,17♀), 5 new, 26 recaptures P. truei - 5 total (3♂,2♀), 1 new, 4 recaptures N. fuscipes - 11 total (1 untagged animal was released without tagging), 11 recapture Apparently, not all P. californicus enter traps early in the evening- a major problem for dusting procedures. 0400- returned to the grid to search for POWDER left by dusted mice. - Nothing! I could find the trail up to their escape spot, but nothing after that. I tried to find the animals, no luck. It is still clear, but a lot brighter than earlier. I sat on the grid from 0430 to 0515h- not much activity audible. Only saw one P. boylii jumping around station 10,5.