Field notes, v1390
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27 Nov Route 5 milepost 24 radiator water elev/300 Here there is a broad shallow wash - sand, gravel, small rocks, Larrea, Atriplex, Hymenoclea. Margaret did a transect. Also on that is surrounded on two sides by Bajada - larger rocks, mostly Larrea widely spaced, talus slopes, gently sloping. Margaret also did a transect here. I set 100 traps in two lines, 50 on bajada 50 in wash. Alternating 2- and 3- trap stations, bait oats coated with peanut butter and bacon fat. Stations 20 meters apart- 28 Nov Route 5 milepost 10 60 traps, second night caught Dipodomys deserti 1 #469 That's all. picked up traps. 28 Nov Route 5 milepost 14 60 traps, second night caught. Peromyscus crinitus 1 picked up traps #470 28 Nov Route 5 milepost 24 100 traps caught: Perognathus formosus, sleep! # 471 Peromyscus crinitus wash 2 Bajada 3 # 472-473 Total 6/100 left traps for second night. Hiked up to spring 237 A "Trickling Spring" which is a narrow 1-2 ft wide 1/4-1/2 mile dep stream, that goes for about 1/4-1/2 mile, and encounters a 20 ft falls midway. Lots of mesquite - screwbean and glandulosa.