Paul S. Lombardi

Student field notes from zoology classes in 1962

Mammal ogy Lab Note Book Spring es Ee | Paul s.- Lom based: ITINERARY Ifinerary P. Lom bard; /962 2) Apr. fo omic NW. of Camp Williams, 4500 fh, fale Co. 7/?. Motored south from Salt Lake City High way 62 vegetation as by Hee Utah Hational Guard Was found jin evidense oaltbrush, area js used This grasses. Sagebrush, and are on State +0 the above /ocation. Area wes Covered with such roads Salt and many, dirt the area. Also there The ground of sheep es was guite damp trom rain and hah? snow the traps, 20 Museum specia/ Set out night. Previous £ rat traps and / fuse trap. Traps were started absut Sod 4 on the westside of Phe high way Pe Were placed ina Straight liye jn a horth-west directin. ot traps Spacing /b was Steps. Traps Lajted with mixture of oatmea! and peanat butter. and Six traps were sect tn sagebrush Set jpn oakbruch 27. +aps ne in oak brush ed o/ trqps Were area. inspecktd . Yyraniculatus, ravene Aveas, grassy Caught a Leromyscus caught in btttim sf a and one caug ht in the qrass c/ose +6 sage brush . Did not retain <i ther specimen. 30 Apr. 7 mi. Foth west of Mduale, mice were oe. 430044, Salt Lake Co, Ui. Motored west to Magne, then south +o the p. Lo wbard;’ 19462 Above location. and smal] AVasses, oakbrush sage brush. The Jocation was near several] gravil Set out tra ps. Vegetation Was pits. Vegetation WAS not too abandant: /2 rat traps, aud 20 Museum specs'a/ ZY traps Were set in sagebrush Pea 1s steps. 8 traps were clusteyed in « Clamp of 1 May Traps cab brush inspected . on a Ailside. Caught é Peromyscus Quaniculatus and | Peroonathus Parvus . All animals were caught ih sagebrush aYea. Cheek pouches of the. 2 Parvus were Filled with seeds and traf bat. retained hone. was badly Jameged by L.- fParvus rat trap. 3 mi Last of Boy Scout Camp in Millcreek Cauyin, 6000’, Salt Lake Co., UP. Moboved East from Salt lake City 40 the Above location. Vegetation was F¥r and spruce and typical streaw ie very damp site duc to was #0 the up a «mall side 15 steps QA spall stream and met the main Set out 12 rat +raps, Wuseum special Fraps traps Cean traps), Was Marth of highway and Canyon. Millcreel stream. Area show melting: Trapping ran down this canyon 17 plants. Traps aud 1 eee Near the stream. live Aeee P. Leynbardi (962 3 Moy maniculatus, Caught 3 Fevy myscus 8 Caught 714ps inspected . live traps. fre tained in Pone. Ss May Jo mi. east of Da he y in Weber Canyon, 7360 tA, Summit Co. Ut. Motored cast From Caltley +» the above Jocatisn which js located near +he Aspen Acres Cabin Sites. Area is Aspens, /2 with (s 1 /7 fn pastures sha overgrazed, were just a stee/ Al! traps barted oatmeal and peanut Latter. Sparce This Qrt4 amounfs of up. Come begihning to aie eroded jn many Areas Ground was Wes in the Museum special Fraps in sage brush, cdye of pasture. on much 4rass sagebrush, Iive traps (can traps) vat trays traps with Alss there are many large pastures. Set out Aspens, covered damp trom melting Sadw- é Maw 7yaps inspected. Juantculatas in Caught pans culatys Sage brush. Caught hear pasture armotus Caught Ss sive traps. fero Muscus in sage brush. Z Peromyscus 1 traps sect Th / PMicrotus montanus No specimens faleu ip area. Shot 2 ins age brush many small chipmunks Crte Hus arca. in These Were pre bably Eutamius or Observed aspen area. Minnimus - P. Lowdardi 194Z /0 May Granger, Ub, Motored Y20o0 ft. Salt Lake Co., Ut. West Fvom Salt Lae City to 606 W and 2300 S. Airport. Area is Vegetation grease wood. near the Uluh Central ic Area js salt grass, 4nd ver dry. Set out 20 pe traps (can traps) near the road (3600 W.), Traps were set near the burrows found abundantly in the U May Lnspected traps. area. Bait was _0atmea/. Caug bt Yaniculatus and 1 Refained the Microtus 9 Peromyscus Mirerstus movtanus . Gall released the Peromyscus. /6 May North Salt lafe, Motored 200 FH., Davis Co., Utah. From Salt lake City Was Covered top - Traps with Were so), Set out Special traps Tra ps to 2200 North,» salt arass set of Jorden Kiyer. Koad (1760 bo.) Redwood on North abour £0 Cround white- Lt cast was clay- al kali s2 rat traps, and and Aven 17 Museam Jive tra ps (can traps) were bated with datimeat and Peanut Lutter and were set gt s/o ofeps in a straight hue whith ran parate! to the river. 11 May Lu spected thaps. Caught 3 Mus musculus, Y Faromyscus Usgrans, maniculatus and During the hight | Sorex the area P. Le mbardi 1942 received 74 May Consjderable Dixic Stote Park, Precjpitation. 2980’, Washington Co. Ut. Mobored south from Salk Labre City on Us. Highway 9) to Sh George , Utah. Te ip takes about 6 Asurs. traveled north on Dixie state niles desert. From St. George wer State Highway 1g #0 the Parle. The dys tance is from St Scorge. The area Most arcas are such plants as and various is Typically vegetated with white sage, grasses . about 9 rabbit brush, Much of the grvund was Covered with deep sand dunes. Other areas had grauil and boulders expssed. Rocks and sand were reddich in co/or. Set out /2 rat traps, Is Pluscuw special traps and 4} Ive traps (can traps) in a sandy area with mach Sage and rabbit brush. Man Tchte were observed jn the sand. Is May Inspected traps. Caught / doung Neotoma. lepida f, 3 Liprdomuys merriami and / Peromyscus boule;. 25 May 35 mi. NW. S+. Erorge , Beaverdam Wash, 2700 Fh, Mashingtin Co, Utah. # This trip wes taken by the Ham mlogy cliss of the U. of YW. Zoolegy Dept Appriximetely a3 students partici pated. Trapping was Within a 2 wile radius from the Campsite in the Dixie State Park. P: Lewmbaydi 1962 Beaverdam Wes) of£ From St. George. wis passable of the a soi) ty an automo dle. about miles The UFferent here From that The read went large forest of Joshua trees. was much rockier than This area is Sonoran Desert The Beaverdam which we trapped was Kanch. Beaveroum The road was gravil and mach Ditie State Parl. in the the +o Highway 9) Dine state Park. *hraugh The From with Vegetation was road The Was}. takes S#- George from Northwest Motored Willows were in in the the wesh areca on the Terry common in the Wash. Sagebrush wes mmen on the Aylis Surrounding He -Wash. Set out 16 MWluscum special traps in the Wash arca the sage brush Soil was Soi) on 2t May Ty spectedl on and /r the extremely the sides traps. maniculatus ju taal gravely was Caught the rat traps in cf the in the wash. wash. The sandy. i Peromyscus Wash. ele a Perognathus on the sider at phe dee) ce fiviuncns gnathns the sagebrush, Pouches of Leth Pero were empty. CATALOGOE Catalogue P. LowPardj 19¢2 Weber Canyon, 7300 Ft, [0 mt. east of Oakley in Summit Co., Utoh. 6 May 3 4 1962 $F Citetlus armetus 2756 -£9-33-n (no embs), & Microtus mentanus /32- 57-19-11. Granger, Ut., 4900 f1., I SO Microtus May 1962 movtanus North Salt Lake , Salt lalte Co., Ut. /40- 4O-18- 9 . 4200 te Davis Co., Utah. BEG7 May 196 2 G Cho cmbs) Sorer. vagrans /00-39- /0- 3 - Dixie State Park, 2950’ Washington Co., Utah. as May 1962 7 2 (no cmb) Neotoma Jepida 215- 99-25-24 30 Di podomys merriami FF (no embs) Peromuys cus Jo 249-/60-3¢-/2 crinitus /70- 91=)8-19 2 (2a embs. Imm) Diprdomys Imerriami 222-186- 35-11. A My. North oF Dixie State Park, 4000’ Washington Co. Wh. ab May /442 1) 2 Cho embs) Dipsdomys 6rdii Beaverdam Wash, Jo mi. NW. of St George, Terry's Ranch, 225°-12a- 37-10 2700 Ft, Washing ty Co., Wah. ae May (9b 2 12. £ (no embs) Perognathys formssus /79-83- 23-7 Dixic State Park, 2950’, Washington Co, Utah. 7b May 1962 13 07 Di'pod omys erriamsy 925-/20-35-/2 ACCOUN[36RECTeS P. Lom bard; 1962 6 May Citellus /0 mi. Cast Summit of Co., Specimen, Vie Sane 6 they gr tund af rerd armatus Oakley in Weber Canyon, Utah. PL. #3, seoas hs} squirrels of man. was taken nese a shed weye A larvae seen. Yunnan in and out ditvnal. dau near which several They are wot Ay 9 Yound sguierels wett oF their arrows in this These animals ands about 9:00A.m, mountain meadrw wes jn the near vicinity. Many meadow. 72300 Ht, appear to be manly Pe dem te the Sacedines any time daring the day , but especially in the morning hours. These Squirrels usually leave the meadsw during the diy and qn into the Sane byuch aveas tn search sf Food. Many venture up toe sheds and houses P. bs wmbardi & Microtus 1962 € May montanus Jo mi. cast of Oakley in Weber Canyon, 7300 F4., Sumimk tol tate Specimen | P.L.t4, was taler in a trap set near a pile s$ up-rooted sancbruch and oakbrush hex to a dirt road. There was evidense Several durrswe run WAYS In amongst the roots end and branches. mot in the of These durrows were near Dicimty of water indicating thot this water vole travels quite a distance for oc thet it needs little water and gets the iT] Maen © required amount From Vegetatien. Granner, Ut., 4200 fF}. Specimen , P.L. HS, Wed and Salt Lake was Saltavass caught aves. near vicinity - These Same trap-Iine with deer is This more pYesent mice “ell up the in Watery &@ dry geass was ust in the animals ave caught in The Smaller numbers. deer mice Co. Utah. traps mice, a! thoush 'n prebibly because oF or because carlicr the than the deer voles. °. Lombardi 196 > 17 May Sorex Nevth Salt Lalte ; 4260 ¥I,, Specimen , GL FO Set in Shrew oF was saltayass Was the Davis caunt Co,, in Utah. @ Fra p-line and whitetop. This parhicular caught mann Vaarans ina trap set dawn in one burrows running under the heavily matted, dead salt grass. No Shrews were Caupht tn traps lying Sal} gvass . These animals burrsws gr tund in the pia hoe of the probably live in and then use these qvass tunnels +. move from place fo place. Thi's SPccmen Jordan Kiver. was taken Within se fk of +the 0. Lombardi 462 Is Maw Neotoma le pida Dixie State Park , 2950, Ala shiugtow Co., Utah. Specimen, PL. #7, was talren in a trap set ina sandy ! Sage brush dry. was dyvea- These stichs and tree. euidense of houses dre ayea Was Very This simp/ar Young Were pot made party culer of the Parasites. cat well mainly of 5 mall against A. dnsh wid cat had a large the shin in the pectora) under Yegion. Many had woodrat houses in the branches piled up tly Jarvae a The These animels apparently necd Jitle wate. Theye or aye. and je other waed rats Caught This SPecimen was key characteristics developed. P. Lombardy Dipsdomus merriami 19462 95 May cee Dixie State Park, 2950' Washington Co, Utah, Specimens, P.L. #8 ond P.l.# 1D, were talten in the same trap-line near the which was Set im a sandy, white- Sane area. The traps were set in the bare spo arca Sage plants. little indicating inability usnally were of Hrese huken in indicating the prrbably AY CAS se Ft, Sandy water For these re guired animals These animals. in the No water was rats ty burrow in harder soil. This area had many burriws in the Sand and These rats 6F smell animes. tyachrs many had Very little in the cheek pouches —enly an occation) seeds Dintie Stale Park, Specimen, P.L. #13, the same area as apyly weer taley in exactly the above CPt. #, and Al. #10). con dit ons Washington Co. Utd. 2950’ These #ws shimels Very Same with this specimen. Peromyscus P. Lombardi Crinjtus 1460 AS May Dixie Shte Park 2950 Fh, taken ina trap-line wes Speciwen , OL. #9, Washinghn Co, Ula}. which was set in the dave spths hear the sage Plants. In the Very) Same trap- line were Camghr Di podems merriaws No water Found were Found in the the field because other Many burviwes Rurrsws Were open areas and also in roots @himel was This vicinady- sand: out in the Ambnast ty was in the 02nd Nertome leprda. «f the do ffreult to sf its Pers myscus. sagebrush . class (Fy (yh the close vesemb/ence Di prde mus P. Lom bayds ordi 1462 a6 My 2m. No Dixie State Specimen ; than clevakfen habitat D.L. & I, Wyo s sandy Sandy halen ade a with much ale! Washingjon Co, Wh. hinher The Mmervitami- Sage brush anime! was taken ei NO Vicinity. Ws Yooo’, Digrdomys the rabbit brush « This Park , in the Sone ae ans P. Lombardi f erognathus Form OsSUS 1964 Jb May 30 wi NW. st. George , Reaver dam Wash, Terrys Ranch , 2700 Ft, Washsaghy Co, Utah. Specimen , P.L.tiz, line tolren fn a trap: set in a small vevene lead inn up and avea. Wash buk oF the Was senebrush The was The only vegetation aud « Few clumps of Qyass. £01) was quite rocky with sand miyed in. The area was treee dingly dry. Few burvows were seen and wart of these Were in amongst the sagebrush costs. This Specimen only a had few Jit jh_ tts seeds and cheel pruches — Some trap- bait. This Animal must need MiH#le moisture and little Food. caught other areas Were adul} of the All of the specimens Your g Myce MIL et, were Wash. Some © aun ht in other