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Hatfield-1934
500+ft; Colorado R., 17 mi. SE
Searchlight, Clark Co., Nev.
305
January 11, 1934
The majority of animals had been trapped out
the night before since the line had been
left in exactly the same place. However,
this seems rather improbable, except perhaps
within a small radius of each trap.
The mammals caught were trapped in the
same types of environment as the night
before, the D. merriami in an open sandy
spot, and the Peromyscus eremicus under
dense arrow- weed. Four traps in one
grassy area under mesquite were set off,
probably by cottontail rabbits since droppings
were present all around, and Their tracks were
seen everywhere. Incidentally, all the oatmeal
was gone from these spring traps. Set us
traps, will shoot birds tomorrow.
January 12, 1934
Started out at 9 AM with H.S. Fitch, taking
census sheets along. Shot cactus wood pecker,
3 Melospiza melodia fallax, and 3 Melospiza
melodia saltonis, one Gambel quail, and
one Abert's towhee.
The song sparrows and towhee were shot
at a small waterhole as they came to
drink. The sparrows were remarkably tame,
merely fluttering into the brush beside