Field notes taken for Zoology S125, v547
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J.S. Brode 1934 Itinerary 2 mi NW Meacham, 3600 ft., Blue Mts., Umatilla Co., Oregon July 26 Set 55 traps (mouse) and 8 sets for gophers in Boy Scout Camp grounds a short distance from Ensignant Springs State Park. The area included some Second growth timber- (white fir, lodge pole pine, tamarack, douglas Fir), in which some of the traps were placed. The larger portion of the area was open covered only with a few low shrubs and willows. July 27 Found one Peromyscus in a trap placed near an old cabin in a trap and during the day four Eutamias were caught in traps left out but were not in usable condition because extreme heat. I shot one squirrel and from gopher trap two Thomomys quadratus were taken. Left 20 traps set out and went to Mecham Lake, 3800 ft., Blue Mts., Umatilla Co. Set out 5 [illegible] traps and ten gopher sets saw many bats and a number of toads.