Field notes, v1360
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Woffenstein 1939 Itinerary 2 1/2 mi. SW Drigon, 300 ft., Morrow Co., Oregon Paterson, drove on to Drigon, where we set out made several gopher settings, and later continued to this locality. This spot is typically Columbian plains lands, with flat country cut-up only by shallow ravines, and all the area covered with Lurshia, a type of cheat grass, and one other xerophylous type of low, well spaced shrub. I had 55 traps out, and caught 10 Perognathus parvus (1 ?, 3 ?), 1 Reithrodontomys megalotis ?, 1 Dipodomys ordii ?, 1 Onychomys leucogaster ?. July 21 Snake R., 350 ft., 1 mi. N Burbank, Walla Walla Co., Wash. Broke camp about 2 P.M. and drove to Plymouth and then northeastward across Horse Heaven Hills to Paseo were we stopped for supplies. Continued on to this locality after suppu, set up camp, and then set out 35 museum special traps. Set traps along a fence paralleling an alfalfa field. Caught nothing, and 3 other members of the party were equally unsuccessful. On the way back to camp, I watched a weasel (Mustela [penata?]) for about 10 minutes from 10 feet distance. The spot was in some driftwood that had piled up along the Snake river and the exact