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12 June Strozzi Ranch area,
all Peromyscus maniculatus specimens from this
area, a total of 12, are numbers 61 through 73.
Set 40 traps along road, under apple trees,
through willows and nettles, extend spring,
on boards in water, up rocky E facing
hillside among scattered pinnons.
caught 4 peromyscus. Nothing on
hillside. Picked up traps between 8 and 10 AM,
set between 4 and 7 pm. Cell baited oats
area very heavily impacted by cows,
cow trails, cow pies (in water especially)
grazing. No evidence of Vervos. Checked
buildings for bats, found none. Evidence
of Neotoma in buildings, but not
obvious away from buildings (among rocks).
Saw several bats flying at night,
early, (Myotis?) Margaret saw a chipmunk
upstream about 1 mi, high on hillside, among
pinnons and junipers. Many jackrabbits and
Eumysperophilus along rd in and out.
None of either seen in Strozzi Ranch area,
some (few) small rabbit pellets in
orchard. Coyote scat. Skunk? scat
along stream. Deer pellets on hills.
Heard deer (?) at night, near spring.