Hoffmeister 1942 Itinerary June 9 3 mi. S + 8 mi. W Big Pine Inyo Co., Calif. a piece of debris that I saw for a second or 2, but the proportions of the “rump, tail, and feet” (all that was seen), seemed to indicate a water shrew. Chickarees have been more abundant around camp today, seeing 4 of them. June 10 25 traps set in the marshy area on the south side of Big Pine Creek, some along the stream itself and others back in the more marshy places under birches caught 2 Sorex palustris, 1 Sorex (obscurus?), 6 Microtus, and 1 Keithrodontomys. Catching 2 Sorex palustris only about 150 ft. downstream from where I thought I saw the one water shrew swimming last night, lends credence to the possibility of such an observation. 15 traps set in the Artemisia caught 4 Peromyscus maniculatus. 4 Schuyler traps cought 2s Clellus lateralis and 1 Peromyscus. These 3 animals were badly eaten and I think a carnivore probably was responsible for such. About 5:45 a.m. (warime), I saw 7 deer in the Artemisia immediately above camp browsing. One came down to within 25 feet of camp to browse on the water birch. Broke camp along Big Pine Creek and drove via Big Pine, to Fish Spring, and a short distance up Birch Creek. This locality, and