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Journal
Hafner, M.S.
1975
7.5 mi E S Boron, San Bernardino Co,
2500 ft. California
26 January
(crnt)
Live trap results:
1 Perognathus longimembris
1 Ammospermophilus leucurus
1 Dipodomys merriami ♂ testis
scrotal
37 gm.
Success = 3/194 = 2%
Snap traps = 1/100 = 1% [Onychomys torridus ♀]
I dug up the burrow system of the
Kangaroo Rat [see following page]; I found
a large scorpion [50 mm] in the burrow
system. The Perognathus was an interesting
catch this time of year.
0900 We drove to Tehachapi Pass and checked
traps:
Sand Canyon, 0.4 mi. N S Hwy. 58, 2.9 mi E x S
S Monolith, Kern Co. California 3949 ft. [32S, E34E, NW1/4sec27]
Results:
16 Dipodomys penicillatus [7 ♂♂, 9♀♀]
6 Peromyscus maniculatus
Success: 22/100 = 22%
I noticed one Reithrodontomys megalotis
beneath an old log in the same field.
The burrows of one ♂ and one ♀ were
excavated [following pages]. The ♀'s burrow