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May 14, 1930, Newgate, B.C. [British Columbia]
Set traps up Meadow Creek. Found large 4 point white-tail
horns in old cabin. Saw first Arkansas [western] [handwritten above] kingbirds. Saw large
yellow coyotes in meadow on west side of river. No badger
east of bridge and 2 to 3 miles back.
May 15, 1930, Newgate, B.C. [British Columbia]
Took 1 M. [Microtus] mordax [underlined] and 4 Peromyscus [underlined]. Mr. [Hamilton Mack] Laing took a jump-
ing mouse on Meadow Creek. I also saw one. They were in the
thickets of briar or snowberry. Took a pair of downy
woodpeckers. Thrush and Hummers [Hummingbirds] back.
Rufous hummingbird arrived [handwritten]
May 16, 1930, Newgate, B.C. [British Columbia]
Took 3 [male symbol] Zapus [underlined] in grassy area west of irrigation flume
over Meadow Creek, on Mr. Tomlinson's ground, 2 Mordax [underlined] ad. [adults]
2 juv. [juveniles] and 1 short-tailed vole. Cowbirds and warbling vireo,
yellow-throat and western tanager back. House wrens common.
arrival date for all 4 [handwritten]
May 17, 1930, Newgate, B.C. [British Columbia]
Caught 3 [male symbol] Zapus same places as yesterday. Lifted the
traps and reset over the Smith's ranch. A little vole sign
and muskrat sign. Took caliope hummer [calliope hummingbird], [female symbol] cooper's hawk and
yellow-throat. Saw fox sparrow. Groundsquirrels very common.
May 18, 1930, Newgate, B.C. [British Columbia]
Went up to Smith Lakes, Mr. [Hamilton Mack] Laing took 3 large short-tailed
voles, I took 2 voles and 2 jumpers at Tomlinson's. In afternoon
I set two badger traps on the Smith place and Mr. [Hamilton Mack] Laing took a
pair of western bluebirds.
May 19, 1930, Newgate, B.C. [British Columbia]
Raining - went fishing and caught 4 trout. Mr. [Hamilton Mack] Laing set
5 muskrat traps on Smith Lake and a badger trap in the old den.
In P.M. [afternoon] examined Deatt ranch area.
May 20, 1930, Newgate, B.C. [British Columbia]
Rain all day. Mr. [Hamilton Mack] Laing took muskrat and I set trap for
one. A gopher had been eaten out of badger trap.
May 21, 1930, Newgate, B.C. [British Columbia]
Rain- fine P.M. [afternoon] I took a muskrat and Mr. [Hamilton Mack] Laing caught a
small [male symbol] badger 16 3/4 in same burrow as my large 30 [male symbol]. Lifted all
traps. P.M. [afternoon] I examined Linn place for badger, a lot of fresh
work, set 2 traps.
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