Rulon A. Simmons 1962

Student field notes from zoology classes in 1962

Fralon A. 5arene Ca Fa /o9 UE trapped by fenry & Foct’s Narrows, 7800F4,, Summit Co., Utah. erasoteea )/ April 1462 [962 S Microfus montanus , /30-¥4-18-/0 d 2 mi. up Farley Canyon, Ayorer weoott., SaltLakeCe, Utah 5 de , Reet 1962 o Peromyscus maniculatus IZ5-6S-/7-/ 4 Ucon | Lda ho , Yost: j Bonneui/le Co., Idaho 1962 2 /3 May 1962 dp od’ Peromyscus manicu latus , /29-52-18-15 Dixie State fark, 2950F+., khshington Co.) Utah, QDVUKH wa: May /G62 eln Feromys r itecu cusBey a plas 75-21 0f eb or 0” kromyscus boylti , 2/0-/2/-20-/9 D porlamys Npodemys 26 © & Specimen a od (vr emb$ Crsel)Wetuse wiam mae) g Eecaeietas man tca /a 7Us stbioredaysary) merriami , 257-155-3712 mernriams ) 2Y8S—-)Y47-3.5-// May /762 (1000 $4,) oe Peromyscus maniculatus ,/4/- 58-19-16 (2mi. N Dixie State Perk, 4000fh, Weg hing ton Clo, Hak.) “~ Peromyscus boy Clowte Simmons | PVN J¥E 2 Dixie State Fark’, 2950 Ft, ae Co.) tah aSMay S Seca es oe ere Le. pe,1 Ce Snow valley in 6M Utah, | diecribedin She itinerary. The areass — They wene both _ taken jn the valley floor. Nobsiesa female fut hael6enedme . favas I Cou bf Fale or He a Both Spe cumensuIef~e Sahaee | utahensis. They werebbth adu/ts as for as _Lcould dgcern : Eram checking tho Atte on Z doe: | : eeae present almost everywhere |th Utah except14 the Great Bash areas 2 Evi den Ply. ae heed “iTV/e warer fo SULULVE . RabonA Siinmous| tx [922 asMay OD podom VS merriami_ PUR | Dixie State Fork,2950f¢, Washington Co, Utah | Specimens FAG* 7+ RAS AWE were fake : : __Inthe valley floor jn Snow Valleygt Dice? ff | State Park, They were both adults as far So ae could tefl] Euidently they PA rive. | yn the dry desert ihe chmafe as niany 2 ieer ed gh ~ on the mammale V field — . ot S2ip AMIN gG. which these Were. i ot them These WELCH (f Aug ht in Our 7rap /inee eae Neotoma Jepjada __| Serry Ranch, Beaverdom tubs hy 270K, bshngton Coy Ulta SpsiwenHAS 2 eeee | beaverda mwWash by other membhevs otThe | | mammaloy fret/, It was no F fully — | grown. Most of the WV. Jepita taken there _weren!+ fully grown+ Were taken jnthe | bewek © iiihws pn Phe-cdle al We gee | |2mi. MlDisieState Park,woveFt, lashingtonln,toh Ge ecumen LAS J2 Was faken on _ 3 ie gee Country 1 the. Sau Valle FS 1 ei aiken2/- o7her menrbers £ oo mammalagy field CIO1 The This Las also _ 4Young uso odratthat wasn't Fullygrown | buterhichwas verychs@fo grown, os te Feroona thus form oss | Ku hu 4. aes we 9k A er Pay Jerry Ranch, Beaverdam Wssh, 270044,Uashington Co, Utah. Single specimen KAS FU) wes taken pe | the beaverdam wash, Ituas Fallen tn the - Valleypartat the usesh, LZues folds7 oIas_ KOU 49 as were al/ the Specimens. tTSeCetaS, However, ZL fhaught ‘Twas fairly clase to | tnatarity although £ could see (7 wag _|Somewhat small fra fPrresug,— fralen A. Simian fFG2 AG May 1962 (con 1) Jerry. Ranch, t; oe Vouk JO of // J Peroanathus beaverdanr Whsh, 27001Washington Co., UtaJ Neshma Lepidea, , /2 } J 220- 97-28-25 orm o8uUS j 26 May 2m idRie,S 4 ? 17 7~102-23-S /962 (Cout.) ate Park: 4000 fr, Washingtont'a, lUfes & MNMestema lepida , 222-93-26-26 = Rulon 2) Simmons 1902 f Apri! ae Ztinerary Tracy bhowom Boy Scout Camp, E,M)) Creek Canyon , | Approx. $900 $4, Salt Lake Co, Utah. _ Kyle Petersen & one of his triends along With me Frave le od up b)i4 wam tack Onfton wood Canyon to Jvacy B.SC, where we placed /7 Smal{ ) Snap yrafps ‘ around a Le placed all $aF Traps jn oO Ca bin. The other & WEY e placed near Trees On a 4, Lisicle just &. of the cahmn > Up ag } only a boar” oe, Snow on rhe ground. aS AAere Was mach (There Wag a lake pert to the cabin.) . right Je then traveled a few blocks farther “Uf the road o& placed 5. more Snap Traps (2 being rar traps ) about | 2 tS handred fee? up on a Aillsice qround Some rocks CN. Side of the road), . Upon returning Next morning | Ky le o/ Ais friend found Peromyscus maniculatus in traps tn bothareas, There was only one sn the Cabin as Tuuderstond. | outside. x: | tota | of ost were caught There were fe o Yt outotfa 22 IT don’? fnew anymore «S$ F was Fraps, Phos +o go Fhat AASt neKS (East) Lymn up farley’s Canyon, apprex woot, Sa/t-Lake Cas Utah. EZ traveled up farleyS canyon asprex 2 mi. | Io a place yfaran 0 Ja! sd a rocy crusher: frulin A. Simmons There IT set our 3 Snap traps on the NV. side 190 2 of the highway + & Snap traps an the So. Stole of the Aighway just across The stream punning there. Then I JSrave led AAProx. / mile tar ther i, “up the canyon Vo where an aspha/? road turns off NF. (THis bhcked by a steal gare) rere Z again ) Jf Snap Wraps crossed the créer + placed paralle/ to the erceh, AWW/ rhe traps I eu sex were /0 paces apar?, ZT caught : Ceremyscus maniiulatus, L didu!t check Phe Sex accep7 on ene male | Prepared ae yn gure 7 Cava/oque. which I There wW0-S aA og of brush + many Frees where | Lite? The Praps. | Ucon, Zdaho, U-9GO tA. Bonneville Co., Zdaho | T placed out 5S Sma// Snap Wwaps — 3 yh | fie /d 2 of hay a/ong a tence yiéar my Aome ¢ 2 In aA grainery 2 Le! weosn, feremy seus manicu la tus yu L caught ov the grainery: Ser 6 eugle Snap *raps a/sng the Sa. fence of our farm which runs along a dirt | road precearng Zoward the town ceum efevy ; There Were many mice holeg + mice runs AD). Sassin ons along the fence, TAe ground next toThe /9b2 fence had been in pertaroes 7he year betove which was just ae Was plan ted uitith gram Ap. yn ZT caught a Tap yn” one ane d' Pevomyscus maniculatus of the Suns near acurtert bash. Dixie Stave fark, Aesott, Washing7o n Co., Lltah AY May The mammalogy c/ass tield Trip Was fo Dixie State Fark 2 Snow Canyon jus7 a tew mileg N. At ahttle W. of S7 George, Ltah. from fhe Universit of Utah 72 y/o trauc/ed There on May ee : beginning ar 00 AM, + arriving GPU. 7.208|U, That evening (a at al | Pau ¢ £se7 0u7 7 otm ostly WAUS CUM Traps specials , about 6 rat 7V¥aps o abourt /7 regular mouse traps), These 7raps were placed along The hase of The mountains just east of the Park Camp| ground, They were Sa Ced/ /0 paceg apare | for about phe /at? 20 Fraps ¥ 4 7a 6 faces apart for The rest, WE Cagp 7 4 Specivaensi WY Ayoung Mkatama lepida H2) 3 Peromyscus Cone abyhia the other Two either Cremicus or mauiculatis.) The area had gure atew ditereut plants . present AUwong which were: Vabs/r brush, white S29€, Ya Ke, milk weed, Juniper, Souther _Ufsh scrub ak, tree cactus ,prickl, pares , @ Kalon A. Simmons, 196 2 + Simgon Weed The area had very Atte Water + Was cCharactevized by tine red Sand /'n ¢he Valley, + red Sandstone —+/aua thus (Llack) in The mounfains. 25May _ Sertyfanch, Beavercam Lesh, 2700f¢., bhshingten G,, Utah. We traveled trom Dine State Lack, near oh George , west sauth tothe Beaverdam | . Wa s f v7 the CATVCute South wWes7 corner of Wa shuingtern There on The | and County, Fes 7 Ser bar 7 traps (The Same Traps — lacking | which had geen Jerry / requdar MokSe 7rap broken — which ue had sey out on The 2¢4 27 Dine State fark) These Traps Were Placed, s7ar ting ofpesi7e an ourheuse” o running The Jeng th ofa tate of hay ¢ grain, /O paces apart and were along aditch _ The Pe id bank on The East sie of The AiIch was daup fron a Vecent UV IGA ON: | Gardening thin: bende din the Fas where aur Traps were Was fhe | tm baukmendt Jeaayng np ourot the — Beaverdam wash whick os dry x covered — WiTh Sagebrush arother brashof some sovt |_of Some w/ll905 bushes. As ve lett She frell we encountered the Owner whe informed US that he Aad SCCH Rulon A, Simmons )962 many | mice — poison Gran On Fwo young the WhO Frap where been using Vr around a year against thew: returning only hut fad it the morning we found Feroqnathus. formosus (ne. Dn These were faund the diTeh seemed Shalloser opposi7e the fav t of the tie lal planted iT, gre tna "Account of Species" C/oBD. Sito ons, 7 April : eas Mierotus ren TANUs Sing le specimen ; ALS. *2 Was Prepar ec __ I+ was Trapped by dhyne Sindh Os | Henry's Forks Marnads , BOOL4, SummiT Co, Utah, Me This” Was yn TA oe Summer of S96/ feromyscus maniculatus Kalon A. Seane SN TED. 3 3 A Sat?Lake Co, Ute y mi.up Farleys Canyon , YL00FHapprer), _Specimed#2 wastaken along with 8others | | of the samespecies trom within afew yards of a creek Laat rungswest out of ; - _Parley!s Canyon. oNot digplayed bu tReptpersona |Ucon, Laaha, 795044, Bonneville OxyZdaho, Specimen #3 was afemale raken from in |phe corner ofaur gvainery. If washard fo _ —SKin as allThe mammae had to he severed_ _AiTwas guite fat. (Unfortunatly oar — Siamese. pes ot hall of it on Topof nur | preserve sheloes + tore iTupalony with ge a Area Rin 9 seuey a bottles.) a — Specrmen #4 was taken trom amouse |yunjn eurtied alongone o¢ the fences. |Zt was also fat + Seemed we//fal. Ltalso_ _beeme/ To be arr ly HAG Ami.WV.DitieStateFark,yo00ft,washingtin Co,Utah, |Saetinen numher-9 wigs Beonegee | rts species taken dy Someother fellvasjn high : SsepepeteiigenCoaasome country snSnow Valley,F maniculatusdidnlt Si jevry plentiful in Waghin :