Gary S. Davis 1956

Student field notes from zoology classes in 1956

BN Ee eg iy aa ee, lh a esl tet a ef yo Se ileal ae e ee oeEaalBOS SE le _ - re =, a ee oe ee nS DESSs GO RE gg PP ee,i ri SE Si FE (SOOTNeonSP Le LIT, ea et ee ee | OTe en (Lists Tare 4 ge reae ee AS reeacnenine: G.Davis 1956 CATALOGUE© —Sunglow forest gmp, 1mi. E Bicknell, 1,35000 ft., Wagme Go., Utah, | dé’Peromy‘ScuS maniculatus 140aanere May18,1956. oe See FremontRiver, 3mi. SBicknell,— FELs. COOft.,Wayne Co., Utah _ 25 & Rei tarodontomysmegalotis 120-55-15S ieee —-— M ay io. 956. erie, 7,300Cf%., Wayne co., Utah __— — 8 1 1 = 5 6 = 2 taee e g s e f e g n o p a p m —4 mi,SBieknell-7,400ft., WayneCo. ; Utah. s PeromyscustruelSolis 20-25 —_May— Sunglowforest camp, 1 mi. E. Bickne -+——t,300_ft., WayneCo?; Utah, f jf Citellus lecurus, 190-90- 30-15 (oie Bo2 de o. Oe Eutamias u adrivittatus 190-90-30- 15 1 oe Se; e 956. a rence ie‘Eutamiasdorsalis —200- 90-27-27 “Way220,1956.— ee ReEar “en Vo Latgets ata nC SacaN: SA rn othRegSNERSae = es ‘Eutamiasdorsalis _210- 42-27-15 = cere icant neeesrerae-emnstehemeemase Pr aC i etee edges mars camp actea -LittleMountain, 10 mi.E Salt Lake ~~ ity, 7,500ft., Saitbakeco.,ttelmeae |e Tamiasciurus hudgoni cus May 26,1956. 2 Sige eeeg ee 340- 140 - eeAh —= inceais ‘Sunglow forest camp,1 mi. E Bicknel} 1,300Fft., Wayne 6o., Utah CAS Neen ne ete Recast . -20 -75 170 tus ula nic sma yscu gPMerom ay ,2 0, 1956 acetatetpg ch setts maieehaetibn eee G.Davis 1956 | Itinerary— May 1} Sunglowforestcamp, 1mi,BB oe ae __, 300 ft., Wayne Co., Utah. — I walkedfromSunglowforestcamp —area about one hundred yards East. There was asteep mountainside |coveredwithpinonand juniper trees, grass, and some brush, Traps were ee up this Slope approxametly five art.Thiritytraps,museum beasteln: were set. The groung was redincolor from theweather red Sandstonerockfround inthearea,_ I noticed many pinon trees that had been“ringed”byporcupine.Deer dr ings and tracks were also noted, I then proceeded about one quarter -—of—a-miteSouth ofSunglowforest— camp, via the road. Thirty museum Specials were set. They were placed fiveplacesapartalongan-irrigatic - @iten. The ditich was lined wita Sage and grasses. Many caddis fly larvae werenotedinthe water.Deer tracks were found along the bank, I then walked back to» Sunglowforest. —— --€anhp.-—_---—- ? eeSARIS CTprecesded. at five thirty a.m. to Le thetrapsthatwereset ontheslope — covered with pinon and juniper. Most |ofthe trapshadnotbeensprung. |Onetrap containedan_Eutaniasdorsze another trap contained a Peromuscus Se = ~Maniculatus .Three ‘traps wereSprun¢eess _whichdid not containanything. __—sx>aae I then went to the trap that were | setthefollowingeveningonthe dite _bank. Again most of the traps were not sprung. One trap contained a ~Eutamies minimus, xo othertraps— Seeein chrome tanya sentirhiatal U4 _ contained Peromyscus maniculatus. The bait used for all traps was oat meal.Thespecimensweretakenback to camp and were put up. At about five thirty p.m. we motored South of Sunglowforest campabout three miles. We crossed the Fremont | River andproceeded to a Swampy meador near theedge of theriver Wes Seting our trap line on higher gieutd away from theriver and proceéd to Ne on eens: _|_lowergroundnearertheriver, The closer to the water we got the nore Swampybecamethemeadow. The first trapaweresetinhighsage.wk ah contained some grass. Two carnivore “|trapsbaitedwithmeatwere se thiesagealenk e14hocean m Spe 5 2 baited with oatmeal, . The traps were thensetaccrostthemeadow to C waters edge. Some ofthe traps were were set on grass Hum acks above tne “wet grass -efewinches.— _wereallset f ivepaces ap.art. located two muskrat houses were noted, ~The tall reeds surroundingthemhad haan chewed and cut off, so we decied ed that muskrats had lived there re> eently._Therewasalogpartlystic ing out of the water which looked likemm it hadbeenused for a fun. Five _;—-hnuskrat traps were putinthis area in hopes of getting one. We then proceededoutof thetheswampymeado vee |into higherground.We sawanwash aiiciateememsatniemedemeenationstoenailae ee =a R A RNRRegIII aTENRO Ntete a nse eben Ce [ae (dry) which was lined with Sage. Foureeg | Carnivoratraps weresetinthisme wash. ThreerattrapswereBen ins thickentanglement of Sage and weeds, | Therewasagarbage dumpnearthis— } Orywash, Alotof ducks werese en_ Pewercminesmneie merry tinh ormettbee ic nemmnenineresieaiete cect ite i spanner econ in the swamp. Mallards , pintails, _ Thirteen and redheads were spoted. adult and twenty imature Canadian gecse A muskrat skull was were’ also seen. found by oné of the members of the party._Alltogeather one-hundred and thirty traps were set. We proceeded back to camp at about seven o'clock. We proceeded outto the traps set the fF evening before in the marshes along Most of the traps the Fremont River. were not Sprung. In the traps we placed inithe high Sage we had caught two Peromyscus maniculatus, Intthe traps that were set in the wet meadow we had one Reithrodontomys megalotis. It was caught in a wet area ontop of Several of the traps a grass humack. set in this meadow were sprung but contained nothing. There was nothing Inthe eaught in the muskrat traps. traps that were set-up the dry wash there was nothing caught in the carniv ore traps, but in the rat traps we had one Peromyscus maniculatus and one Peromyscus truei. The specimens were taken back to camp and put up. At—about five thirty we motored out South of Bicknell about three miles. We crossed the Fremont River and proceededt up away form the river into On a dpy rockey area higher ground. covered Sparsly with low vegestation Se (similar to sage) we set our trap line.ies Traos were set five paces apart accrosti this baren (releatively) nillside., About sixty museum Specials and live traps were set out. There were a few fae scattered pinon in the area. ihe grou-—ae nd was covered by a black lava type rock. ae Others members of the party set Him traps for wood rats in a lava rock pilemas They found what appeared to be wood rate At the base of a oll? nests there. we found what appeared to be the nest @ 2 We set three or home of skunks. carnivore traps in this area. We used We then proceed back meat aS bait. to the camp as rain began to fall. see we proceeded at five thirty a.m. to the rockey hillside where we had-set the traps. - liost of the traps were ~ rain we sprung because of the heavy had had during the night. +hree traps) contained Peromuscus maniculatus and -one trap contained a Perognathus A skunk was taken in a rat flavus. trap from the lava rock pile. It was a Spilogale gracilis. It was found dead So ther was no trouble with the odor.proplem. There was nothing taken from the-carnivore traps that were set at the base of she cliff. We proceeded back to camp where the spec : ; mens were put ups At about one o'clock p.m. we began We set it geting a day trap line. aboun fifty yards North of Sunglow forest camp. It began in a clump of trees near a Small stream. ine trees It continued up a were cottonwoods. mountain side covered with large red There was some sana stone doulders. The grass and brush on the slope, traps were set in the shade of the 28 boulders. Rat traps were used, baited —y with oat meal, At every hour the trap es were check so that the Sun would not dry out the specimens. We caught three Butamias quadrivittatus and five Kutamias dorsalis during this The specimens weresput up operation. as soon as caught, GS. Davis 1956 ACCOUNT OF SPECIES May 14%Peromyscusmaniculatus _Sunglow forest Calp, L mi, #Bicknell , Wayne Co., Utah. aaanes anencn,D.#1 wastakenon _ a rockey hillside covered with pinon -and juniper. Itwastakenin a museumspecial on oatmealbait. The patriculars on the specimen is. -——_-found—_itntheitinerary. em<n ARAM RESS NOCE Sunglow forestcamp, 4 mi. E Bicknell, “Tg poe T%., Wayne Go. , Bian. ecg coe A Single soecimen.-GsDs—#10 i Fak es in a rat trap on oatmeal walt. Lt was taken on a Slope covered with largered sandstonebpoulders._—_It was taken in the shade of one of the boulders. There was Some grass and Sageinthearea,butit was spe oo Se fae It was taken in a daytime trap line. |~-fhisisquite unusualbecause manicu- = |latusisusuallyconsideredanécter- & nal animal. fins eae ee a G.5 fp Davis 1956 Reithrodontomys megalotis cs FremontFiver, 3 al, S Bpiexnetri,; aeOD. “ft,Wayne Go *Utan ee nee A Single specimen G.D. #2 was taken -@ “tnamuseum specialtraponoatmea bait.Itwas taken in a mareheyares which contained a Suprizing amount of —-watertobethehabitofthisform.— It was taken on a grass haumack which protruted about. one inch above the thesurroundningwet grass,.__There was another specimen taken in similar nabitat. pee arma | Seat fer Re ee NaaOS RIENIUE a ShEh eS RN Ct nae mt Thomomys talpoides. “Bicknell, 7,200 tt., Wayne Co., Utah oe“singlespeeimen-ofpoeket gopher — It was was caught in a gopher trap. taken in an alapha field near the east ern citylimitsof Bicknell. Wenotic ed the workings of pocket gophers and set traps in the day to cateh then a8 the |Wenoticed whileseting places where the gophers had been feed Two ing on theroots of the alapha, Specimens were takenfrom the same general area, Qne was taken alive, but waskilledbystrangulation. A A I anSPC ntOAR NI IE | Peromyscus fruel . o C e n y a W , . t f 0 0 4 , 7 l Ami. S Bicknel any keen s wa i ue tr f o n me A ai cake spe ci k sarewn Ytahn. n roc e r r a b y l e v i t a l e r a on ul~ c s u m a h t i w ht ug ca as __.__| sglepe.—_it—_w It was . it pa l a e m t a o n a n o special io taken ing arge waere tne vegestat a were f the are was low’”Therocks o few a e r e w e r e h T . pe ty black, lava ees in tr r e p n ju a an n no pi ed er SBeatt the area, Citellus lecurus -Bunglow forest camp, l mi. EBicknel 7,206 ft.,WayneCo.,Utah. A Single specimen G.D.# 5 was taken It ina rat using oatmeal as bait. | was taken ona sunny slope -covered _— with large, red sandstone boulders. ~~ [Ttwas taken during daytime trapping in the shadeofone of these boulders, The wrea was rather devoid of any YESSaeUNeeiee andgragsesandcatusint fetaRRAR RS BU RE 8 ares a rivittatus __Eutamias gu forest. camp, 1.mi. w w io Sunglo & Bicknell, —T;300-ft., WayneCo., Utena,” "Asingle specimen of guadrivittatus G.D.# 6 was taken in a rat trap using —jatmeat—asbait. It-was taken-on @~ sunny Slope shrewn with large red Sage, grasses, sandstone boulders. ac SaON esa reef semen Aart -+—and eatussparsely—eor (Ae area. Lt was taken during day time traping, in the Shade ofone of the boulders. % as dorsalis cknell] Bi E s i m L m ca t s e r r SETS fo | : h a t U . o e G n y a ,W . t 6 f 6 7-3 .#''s 7 |Twospecies of dorsalis G.ap using s p r t t a r n i n e x a t e r e w 8 d “an en—— k a ”+ e r e w y e h T . t i a s b a l a | 9at-me pe. men-_ o l s n w e r h s k c o r y n n u s e h t n o ittatue v i r d a u q f o t u o c c a e h t in d e “tion coiumrer e p s |(es.Dt.ak#e6n).f—rTohmetrheat weSre ame“slope in four day stay eit Sunglow forest 5 cooked camp._When i slope I didn't ‘think there would pe aetaken from it. iain E LIN ALLEL A atETE AE — cecp sams sunteaatiiciemnte ait OATO TamiasciuruSsiihudsonicuas Little Mountain, 10 mi. E Salt Lake City, 7,500ft., Salt Lake Co., Utah. _The Specimen G.D. # 9 was collected by George Meyer and preparedby G. Davis.Nothingis avaiable as—tothe _information surrounding the takingof the specimen, TLS II CAE ET Eesna AT ereoee Trea aerainpetle cAeiaasmsbeni:silneiamciids=aiamidsiaigihsnee SEE na EE RR RD cE TBI iinet aeSaeedaggea