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Hoffmeyer
1939
Itinerary
July 6 Brooks Meadows 4300 ft., 9 mi. ENE Mt. Hood, Hood River Co., Oregon
Left camp yesterday about noon and drove to The Dalles for lunch, groceries, etc. Drove on to Hood River, then to Parkhurst, and then along the east fork of the Hood River, on a highway known as the Mt. Wood loop highway. Turned left off this highway 30 miles out of Hood River, and drove 6 1/2 miles to the present locality.
The meadow here covers several acres and is surrounded by a dense stand of Picea Engelmannii, Abies concolor, Pseudotsuga taxifolia, Larix occidentalis. At this time of year, the meadow is infested with crickets and grasshoppers, and large flocks of Robins, Brewer Blackbirds, and Chipping Sparrows rise or settle in the meadows. Along the edge of the meadow, Juncos are present (paired), large flocks of Chickadees, some kind of Grosbeaks. In the dense forest, I can hear Red-breasted Nut-batch, Hermit Thrush, Canada Jay, Steller jay. These are the birds that I readily recognize at the present time.
Set out 101 traps last night, about 60% in the meadow, and the rest along the edge of the forest bordering the meadow. Caught only 4 Peromyscus maniculatus (2 ?, 2 ?). Set 2 rat traps around the