Field notes, v1313
Page 101
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Dullon 1949 journal -129- Aug 14 Big Lagoon, Humboldt Co., Calif. The stream flows towards WSW—azimuth 120°. Aug 15—same locality—visited my trap line this morning. On the way to it saw Bush-tits in addition to the usual birds along the stream border on Maple Creek. Heard a Chipmunk on the edge of the Spruce Forest E of Camp. It was scolding but it would not show itself. Caught 2 Zapus and 1 Sorex pacificus and 1 Song Sparrow in my trap line. Took all 18 up. Photographed the deep spruce forest and the [illegible] pool. Went on to the E end of the [illegible]—found a small trickling stream just in the brush—collected one Rana aurora. Then returned to camp to skin and put up specimens. About 3 pm. set out for the marsh—took 1 Savannah Sparrow [in the pasture] just below the Maple Creek Bridge, then a 2nd one in the [illegible] along the bank of the first bend of the creek. Worked on down the creek to where a dry channel cuts across—saw and fired upon a mink there—I believe I wounded it but it escaped into the dense Scirpus. Leaving there I worked