Field notes, v1360
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J. Hoffmeister 1939 Itinerary June 28 11 mi. NE Weed, Siskiyou Co., Calif. Se a young of the season, apparently migrating. About 9:15 P.M. last night, Longhurst and I chased a Dipodomys heermanni californicus beneath a clump of Arctostaphylos and was able to get a good view of it with a flashlight. I heard a Neotoma about 5 feet from my sleeping bag and was able to watch it move about between clusters of manzanita and antelope brush. Of the 34 traps, 9 were set in the brush on the flat bottom of the "valley" and 25 amongst the lava on the hills southwest of camp. The 9 in the flat region yielded 1 Dipodomys heermanni californicus ♀ and 1 Peromyscus maniculatus ♂. The 25 traps in the lava stwn hills yielded only 1 Peromyscus maniculatus ♂. "The birds heard or seen around camp included Spotted Towhee, which I found feeding on Ribes sp? and were prone to be chased away from this source of food, Poor-will, including a nest of 2 young, Meadow Lark, Chipping Sparrow, and a Flycatcher; also heard a Western Bluebird. June 29 Crooked R, 3400 ft. at Mouth of Bear Cr., Crook Co., Oregon We left camp at 11 mi. NE Weed yesterday morning about 8:00 A.M. and drove via highway U.S. 97 to Klamath Falls for breakfast, supplies, and