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J.G. Hall
1953
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Aug 4 Sagehen Creek, 3 mi. NW Hobart Mills, Nevada Co., Calif.
a different type in intestine and
Aug 6 not as numerous. Spent morning sketch-
ing in detail of part of U. R'slide colony.
9AM heard rustling in rocks under
some aspen sprouts and saw a nice
long-tailed weasel peer at me for a few
seconds, then disappear into the rock
crevices. He was about 8' away & showed
no signs of fear. 12 noon, caught a
rubber boa crawling into some rocks
almost in the water at survey sta #16
which is at the N end of one of the
dams. It was a beauty, measuring 28"
in length. Took it back to camp tried
to feed it baby frog but no luck. 6PM
had good look at white-breasted nut-
atches & hairy woodpeckers in lodge
poles at main camp. Had good view of
the hairies. There were two, one a ♀, the
other had a pink spot on the top of the
head, coming farther forward along the
crown than did the bright red patch
of the ♂. Maybe this one was an in-
Aug 7 mature ♂. Rockslide colony 3:30 PM
saw Zapus at water's edge by one of
the ponds. Set traps by 5 PM. Returned
7:30PM to observe beaver in pond from a