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atfield - 1934
Colo. R., Yzmi, N Calif.-New.
Monument, 500 ft., Clark Co, Nev.
383
February 8, 1954
Caught in gopher sets-
One male
One female
Spent some time during morning changing
sets and setting rest of traps.
Shot a vernilion flycatcher.
In the afternoon Fitch and I went over
to the island in an attempt to study
the habitat of Saguodon.
We chose an area 55-ft. x 25-ft. for
intensive study.
xxx-tall grass
....short grass
==cat-tails
N < O -->S
nesting
material
runway
mesquite
nesting
place
The area contained a varied plant cover:
tall grass, short grass, cat-tails, and mesquite.
We started in by going over the ground
thoroughly following out what well developed
runways were present, and looking for
any signs of nests.
The well-defined runways were largely
confined to tall grass areas, petering out