Field notes, v1335
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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 [cont] 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