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P.A. Kelly
1988
Journal
Mar 26 the porch again around 2000 PST. She
(cont.) fluttered to the floor first but was gone
when I checked again about 30 mins.
later. Since H. eurycalus is supposed to
feed on Ceanothus, Coffeeberry (Rhamnus)
and Willow, I think I will try to hatch
out my 33 eggs on cuttings of some or
else I might try to stick them to a
convenient food plant.
Sun.
Mar. 27 0530 PST. Started checking traps. F1150
was a little shaky on her feet when I
released her at H.98 but she didn't seem
hypothermic. Hungry??? I picked up a
new subad. ♀ (1659-60, 168g) at previously-
unoccupied H.76. She had small wounds
(bite marks) on her rump and tail,
and she also had 18 nymphal Ticks on
her R. Ear and 5 or her left. Where has
she come from? Give no idea until I check
last
all the records against her projected age.
0648 PST : H.69, ♂> 1382-1523 in bad shape.
Complete left fore limb seems to be
atrophied. There are some yellowish
scabs on it. It may have been broken. It's
rigid and apparently useless. He seems
scrotal, but the testes are medium in
size and the cauda epididymis are not
enlarged w/ sperm. Smells a little too. He