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JS Brode
1934
July 27 continued
and a frog while setting traps. Some
of the traps were set in Microtus
runways in moist boggy grass
near the lake some were set
in near by woods and some in
open clear areas. Gopher
sets were made near the lake.
July 28 Three Peromyscus were found in
traps in the cleared area; Nine
Microtus were found in the Microtus
runways; Here were also found two
Lones vagrans, in the wooded
portion collected later in the
morning was an Eutamais
Two Thomomys quadratus were
found in the sets. I tried to shoot
some gray ground squirrels
but failed to bag them, then I
am certain that I hit several,
judging from the bloodstreams
leading to their burrows down
which they seemed to have tumbled.
We then returned to
2 mi. N W Meacham, 3600 ft., Umatilla Co., Ore.
where three Thomomys quadratus were
taken from sets placed here. Returned
to Pendleton, Oregon. I had planned