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"Journal"
Haggin, M.S.
1975
2 mi. E. Seales Station, 9 mi. NNE of
Johannesburg, San Bernardino Co., 3200 ft. California
22 February
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I marked the exact bush where I caught
each Dipodomys so that I could excavate
a few Burrows. John and I didn't
have much luck at digging the burrows
out but I got one questionable D.p. ♂
burrow system and 1 very good Dm ♀ system.
I say "questionable" because I never
found any nest material and what
I excavated could have been an old
system or a "duck-in" system. BURROW
MAPS ON FOLLOWING PAGES. There was
much evidence of surface seed caching
in the vicinity of burrow systems. There
were numerous small annuals sprouting
everywhere. We saw several small
sceloporus?
lyzards. I found a small astragulus
bone (Squirrel?) inside the nest of Dm ♀
above.
We picked up traps ~ 1100 and drove into
Randsburg to buy ice & beer. We then
continued on to Boron Camp. The day
was very nice. Temperature ~ 70° F,
very light NE'ly breeze. High clouds.
At Boron Camp, we walked for an