Brent H. Dastrup 1964

Student field notes from zoology classes in 1964

’ ' PESEo) | | CoTalooue Brent X. Dideua IAoy Mate Porte, Mill Creek, 530077, Davis Co. Wtoh | IS April, (Qty |” Peromyscus moanituldtus 1Sd- $57 1t-14, Noskuwll, skin only pacha nomth-east ot Losan, 6300 ft, Cache Co, UTak | (0 Aonil, /%6y oO” Mierdtus movlanas IX -GY-Aw“ (3 Lo Micrifus mortonus (Qy- Y4- 19-15 gv Microtus moentanus 166 yor 2-4 a Microlus amevlanus 169- G4-R0-/4 peast. Comyon Road, 4 mile east of Highuny YL. Fillmore, Sato Fr, Millard Co., Utah > Moy, (964 ow Thomimys bilfee “200-bo-RS-7 4 Smile west Ff Sigurd , 300 Fr. Frum Highway B% SS3o*t., Sev eviee Co., UTah | A Moy, (Wy F Vosmearnnys, leslToe =“RAIS- 5Q- DN 6 R Thomomys. oeitTae aAlN-65-ag~— D5 miles easT in Pine Valley Canyon (Pine Valley Firest Camp) “7000 ft, Weshingfon Co, OTe aS Yay, (NCL S% Eutumias umbrinus Que TP-31-30 F Peromyscus maniculatus (55-73-a0~)% 23 May, 264 12 Peromy sews monitulatus 63> 6¥-i4-1¥ OM Peromyseus maniculatus 13 “~ Ed Er 3 v © < Oo U q L t Lf ' oN y fh e Py =5. 9 " ga 2 “ 4 3 “4 4 “> Ee A Breal H.1Dosteup Tse 153-69-1¢-14 2 3 . Ny S ap 7 ; STS | iY § ey % : yew Pie Mo ety Feybrsrcay M4 NO whi 4 BSir ae OB Ve SM LENE LVIDS tye SST ET NTE NE Brent H.DoSlrup N64 IS April Mueller Pork, Mill Creek, 5,300 Tt, Oovis Co, , UToh Samara, STudenlS Uryer (nslhuttion BY Bob Reynolds sev Some 330 Houseum SEteial Traps alone, Mill Creek on The night | & fect) th. Adthor wes Unable to attend . Cater was rather Stmalt. I> miles north-east of Loopn, 6300 <r. Cache Coy Uo ‘Treveled To Lexan ov Highway and WU. Werk wo oto The east bench or Logan nd méfored further wth Tr resi testual NiSteiep Up osainst raventoins. CesidedTs Soid They were havine, f Tr owble Usith moles. They said These Qnimals yere invading Kordens, lawns, And even erTerire, bomes. Cawns were eins, Tor wp. After Ivesopting, The oulhor decided These were not males, bul Mountain Votes. The voles were so abun sont thal T Caught 4, wilh my honts ina Sield in This area. Gurrows Loried from 3 To 3 Inches in Viometen. Voles seemed to be eating the Sassy vejeTetion (rootspete They appeared in Various stages v developement. Evidence ov lowrvausine, Was everywhere. Surrows were almos> at Surfoce of ground , rather Shallqu. I) April Ors) ow] of ble DA immetore Mierdtus monfonus. : \ i | j Brent. Dostrup ney Loe “Observed & Common house cat Caplure ond kill (? OX The voles. Ze Observed more damase Qone To lown areas. East Conyon Row, 5 mile east of Highway A, Fillmore, ) BO Ft, Millard Ce., UToh Located Several pocket Sopher mounds, and selected one; Aus Wrotil I found the hole. evenine, or May (. Set one gopher Trays here on Mounds oF earth didnT look fresh. Relaned To Tho bn MIrnins, of Moy 23 haw Caught one gopher. e mile soath-eost Of Sigurd, 300 yards Crom Highway >y, ($3907, Sevier Co., Utah Madore’ at 3:00 PM. on Hiohwey >4 until reachino, a garbage Warn located in gq Canyon, Mountains consisted & Shale ant Clay. In baTom a Canyon were. piles BH Throsh ond Tree loronches. In Tree branches observed 3 Cifellus [eucucus, very Curious animals, TL fired at Them wih rifle bur missed. Vories atus ant Sow | CiTellus S Eutamias umbrinys. The Chipmunks were living in small holes dus inthe shale and Clay. Unable To obtain any Syeretimens. + vmile wes a Sigurd, 300 St. From Hishway ry Sayo Tt. , “Seve Co., UToh sa 3 OppherTraps in holes Xp proximetely 30 Ft. Op ar | in an alfalfa Tiel, A Field, a smal! distonce east of The Field ‘in which The Traps were SET, Was being irrigated. The water succeeded in Ariving some gophers otf of Their Jnyenes, © clubbed ome wilha shovel ond my Seeman ree Gog Killed dp. iO May | Come back ond checked The 3 © opher Traps sey yesTer Way . | (One wasn'l sprung, The cther Two were SPruns, by dir? cal Comtained bd Sopher, The sophers had Sprung Traps by Prshinn dieT invent Of Them To cover Up The titrance ToTheir hale. Had Lif eulty in locatins, Traps meECAUSt Of & Nigh show fall Guyino “The hight. IT noticed That hoot af The. Viopings were located alone ViTch banks or tn barren sTrips af land between elds & alfolte. Most of The burrows ove located af The Tops Ot The field, yerobably becouse of more moisture in7frs area. Mounds Votre grouped in clusters of > My. Each cluster Probably belting The workings & one Sspher, Ss miles east. in Pine Valley Canyon (Pine Valley Forest Sen p F-7an0 tr. ecw0.Wo Brunt 3. Drop (6G Left Salh Lake cil, WTeh af 1:30 Aw. and Troveled loy ‘auiTombile To Fine Vality forest Comp. Arrived a) 2:00 p.m. Sel up Comp Ard hod Trap tine ObT by 6:00 p.m, just SoaTh roe sile. The 4 members at our group pul out cpproyimlely a 130 Trops ( 100 were Mouse ‘Traps and BO were Museum specials). 2 | )D0 at The mouse Traps were Mine, “beat LO Feet Qyoanl ‘Traps were spaced in o ZIQZAG, Toshion , eit ae “north ant South in a grassy Oreo with Talk bushes. Tent Me x strean, | acne Y es Trep ihe i | Saw ome lamiascrurus hudsonicus (n @ Eine Tree “30 yds. are “Ter. Arose at 4:30 A.M. checked 20 Traps caught | Peromyscus oe AT a 30 a.m. Took ao .Dd cal. rifle and set oul walkcine WP “the east Slopes. Traveled Through Thick oak , hol many leaves oul. Saw t rroule deer ( Odocoileus hem ions) ~(f Buck and 7 dees). Dropped back down Sleep incline To Side of Stream. Walked west down Stream. Sawone Eutamias umbrinus SilTine in dead branches onside @) Stream , shat (7, Wert hack Tp cai je ond (ore pared EP Reimens, AT 5:00pm, seU_ 30 mouse Trays onnorth side & Stream. Brenl 4. Caaleep| (Ae 4 f { : | AT 00 p.m. motored To Small reservoir & miles west & { Comp. Shot and miSSed c mugicral (OnWatro ~cibeThicus); he Wes Swimming in reseruvdin. co tifornicus in brush on north Shot ond kilked & Lepus Side oF highway. Just before —eee ‘dork Saw 6 bals tly over. Some one Shot one, iT was a i 4 asionycteris noiviopns. They were (The bates) Lowe aioe into the reservoir To rink end catch inseclS. Ss » far haven'l seen Too much animal life ; Thinking moayle tT is que To The late spring. Not many squirrels, would Think: They would be Very abundant / may be have heen poisoned by pinenul hunters. | Arose al 5:00, Checked Treps, Caught 3 Peromyscus maniculatus. Used Peahvt bulTer for ail. Frepored Specimens. Sel 90 pher Traps, 4, CaughT > Thomemys _betTae. Walked up Stream, Sau one Syloilogus nolTali. Didny sett Trap line ol, Wenl Ywel To reservoir al “1.30, Taw \S kets. noctivigans. | dirT road , years old). (AT 4 were Shét,’ adl <asvonycteris 3:00PM. Killed RalTle shake Alona we st oF camp. He head 7 valttes (about 2 Cul him open and found Qa Cresh!y billed (Swolluwed) Microtus longi caudus. Croke Comp. /efT for Salt Lake City T P:00Am, | Peromy s cus maniculatus Brett” H.Dosirup I9ey IS April | ) oes Park, Mill creek, 5,300,, ovis Ce, UToh | 8. HO #], caushT in Museum speciol Trop. Received in | ae (Mammalogy 131) To pul Up as a Tinst specimen. | a8 May od miles east in Pine Valley Canyon (Fine Valley forest Camp) “2000 <t, , Weshinoton Co. UTah |Single specimen B.HB #/0 an grassy habjleT, Color is 23 May caught in. mouse Trae pale grayish bufS, an Dp # Il, fa,/3 all Caughl” in mouse Traps. — Skull Pa | #/3 was losl, All of a grayish color RYer RE ALE Pay! POEs Microlus anus 5 Cred 4.Dadiru 7 1964 10 April AD miles north-east Ff Logan, 6300 4T., Cache Co, Utah B.H.Wp. #>,3,4,5 Caught by hand. #3 i8 a sort < oe grayish 9rayish-lbrown, The sThers, F 2,4,5, are ) Color. { Thomomys be Brew 4. Dogrup 1964 ~ Moy Fost Canyon Rood, 5 mile easl or Highwey Vt, Fillmore, Saar. | Millord Co., Utah wat ) | | B.H.b. #6 | j is of a smaller size and darker color of Fur Than The Two Taken at Sigurd. Perhayos They are Two different Sub species, or Wifferen! ages or food and enviroamenl Thal mates The difference. ek ee Siqued, 300 £7. r om Highway F%, Saeot., Sevier Co.) Uoh b BHD, 2, % Causht Pd +e-scpat jos inThe Sametreld. yellowish). 1 Larne and of o light color ( Sort ot | Evlamias umbrinus Brel H. DasTrup S%6y SC DS miles east in Pine Valley Canyon (Pine Valley Fores” Comp) “700087. Washthsten Co. UTaly i BD, 4% possesses 5; j a 4 grear deol af reddish fur.