Field notes, v1313
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Gullon 1949 Journal 156 Aug 22 French Camp 3100 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. Last trap in today's line has an orange tag - is under Tan Oak at edge of Wire-grass clearing. Washed back up towards camp, following a deer trail, and setting traps 17 to 20 paces apart- every trap marked with a cairn. About 200 yards from camp I flushed a covey of 6-8 Mountain Quail, collected two birds in adult plumage out of the flock. The others moved away slowly enough that I probably could have gotten at least two more. Aug 23 same locality - Went over my trap line this morning - caught 13 Peromyscus - all very brown individuals - in habitats ranging from the bases of Incense Cedar in very dry situations, to poison oak covered rock outcroppings, Tan Oak edge on wire-grass, and even mossy stream side with maiden-hair fern and Western Azalea overhead. Lost two traps to larger animals, the string was left on one and only oatmeal marked the other position. A third empty trap had the string broken and had been gnawed on considerably. Ants were very active and had cut up two or 3 mice pretty badly. Since it was foggy I saw no reptiles. Returning to camp &