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J. Hoffmeister
1938
Strawberry Canyon, Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif.
prepared and an embryo removed from
embryonic sac and saved as alcoholic specimen.
Sept. 29 NEED Pool, Strawberry Canyon
About 6:10 P.M. set 12 live traps (Benson type) and
2 snap traps at locality similar to that of Sept. 9-10.
Live trap numbers were 3-14. Traps were placed on
opposite sides of the lower roadway (= Old Canyon
Road). Trap 9, 10, 11 were 30' along pool fence each
being 15 ft. apart. Across road, 3, 4, + 5 were grouped
around oak base while nos. 6, 7, + 8 were in
underbrush, each 6 ft. apart; nos. 12, 13, + 14
are about 8' apart under blackberry vines. Three:
Sept. 30 Visited my traps this A.M. There was a heavy
early morning fog, but by 7:00 it had already
lifted in the canyon altho the vegetation was
wet. The 2 spring traps were empty & untouched.
There were 2 Peromyscus truei gillberti in live
traps. no 8 + 9, which were on opposite sides of
roadway about 50' apart. Mouse in no. 8 got
away before being marked going under the