Carl T. Woolsey Jr. 1964

Student field notes from zoology classes in 1964

Sparen, ‘ i Se FADE GAR LA SSS2 gee ~ a © o 8 = = t = Crar T Weersey de. Report By Catalogue Co2T. Woolsey 1964 001 Lab. Preparation 5 mi. W Bountiful, 4297 ft.,-DavisCo., Utah 16 May 1964 Ondata zibethicus 481-203-63.5-12.7 Ondata zibethicus 585-247-76-19 Ondata zibethicus 520-250-75-20 Ondata zibethicus 510-245-70-21 Ondata zibethicus 550-250-70-21 17 May 1964 Ondata zibethicus 550-240-65-20 6 mi. E-Centeral, 7000 ft., Washington -Co., Utah 22 May 1964 Peromyscus maniculatus 144-62-18-19 Peromyscus maniculatus 146-59-17-18 Peromyscus maniculatus 149-65-19-18 2% May 1964 Perognathus parvus 137-66-23-9 Microtus longicadus 168-47-18-10 Peromyscus maniculatus 149-55-20-17 1480 Yale Ave. S.L.C., Utah, 4360 ft. Se Le Co., Utah oO”citellus variegatus skull only Itinerary C. Te. Woolsey 1964 16 May 5 mi. W Bountiful, 4297 ft., Davis Co., Utah The exact geographic location described above is the Jordan Fur and Reclamation Company, better known as the New State Gun Club. Upon reaching my destination, I boarded a motor boat with Jess Johnson and we proceeded to the Jordan River. There, under his guidance, I set out a trapline composed of fifteen jaw traps with a special attachment to drowned the animal, The areas selected were chosen on the basis of the following criteria: (1) "slicks" - spots where muskrats enter or leave the river. (2) "runs" - a shoot over a dike wom smooth by muskrats. (3) areas that showed signs of feeding (4) by lodges. At one point on the river two traps were set in tandem in an effort to capture the beaver which was destroying the willows in the area, Upon checking the: trapline, their trap yielded one female widgen. A poor kill was recovered from this line; percent being 40%. The biotic community present was a marsh. the C.-T. Woolsey Jr. 1964 Some of the grasses present in this ecotone being: cattail, japanese rushes, asparagus and other typical toolies. Shrubs: Trees: The dominant shrub was the wild rose. Russian olive, willow and elm. Upon engaging Mr. learned that Johnson in conversation, I the following vertebrate are or have been seen in the area; Fish ~- carp Birds - ducks, geese, swans, herons, swallows, blackbirds, hawks, sparrows, owls, etc. Mammals - long-tailed weasel, beaver, stripped skunk, muskrat, deer, domestic cattle and sheen, house mouse, warf and house rat, several species of field mice. The marsh being always moist is able to support @ wide variety of fauna and flora. Oyeeeeay Ce. T. Woolsey Jr 1964 22 May 6 mi. E Centeral, 7000 ft., Washington Ca, Utah. On May 22, 1964 the quarter's field trip was taken to Pine Valley Forest Camp. The camp is situated in the Pine Valley Mountains where the head water for the Santa Clara River, a tributary of the Virgin River, originates. The Virgin Piver drains southwestern Utah, emptying into Lake Mead. We arrived at camp about 11:00 p.m., and even though it was dark we immediately set out our first trapline. The line consisted of 21 commercial mouse traps and 8 commercial rat traps. ‘Ye set these at uneven intervals in a pine-watercrest environment. The yield was 21%, all species taken being Peromyscus maniculatus. The morning of the anne was spent in an effort to obtain large diurnal animals. It turned out that the effort would have been more successful if we had been on a herpetology field trip. The only species encountered were lizards, gophers, snakes and a very rare king snake. by Mr. The king snake was taken as a specimen Kent Thompson? In the late afternoon, two traplines were set C. T. Woolsey Jr 1964 out. The first was in a sagebrush-juniper hab- itat at the mouth of the canyon. fifteen foot intervals, Here, at 53 museum special traps were distributed. The:areahadsaddry, shallow ravine through it. The section of the line that passed through here produced proportionally the largest kill. collected here by Mr. Svecies Sheatler and Mr. Thompson include Peromyscus maniculatus, parvus, and Microtus longicadus. Perognathus The second line was set out about 4% mi. east of camp on @ small flat area at the base of the mountain; the dominant vegetation being sagebrush. The 29 commercial rat and mouse traps were set by holes and in this manner another 20% kill was obtained. The species collected were Peromyscus maniculatus, Perognathus parvus and Microtus longicadus. 1480 Yale Ave., S. L. C., 4360 ft., Salt LakeCo, Utah On the afternoon of the 24th, a trapline of commercial mouse traps (3) and rat traps (2) was set out in my backyard. The house sits on the west bank of Red Butte Canyon and is in an old residential section of town. In- this line I have obtained several birds, two Citellus Ee AAAS PereTty . Le ‘J a C. T. Woolsey Jr 1964 variegatus and three specimens of Mus musculus. Ondata zibethicus Ue {\ T. Woolsey Jr 1964 16 & 17 May 5 mi. W Bountiful, 4297 ft., Davis 0o., Utah The single female taken #002 was obtained from a trap set by a lodge which sat in four inches of water in an eddy of the Jordan River. Since the female was not lactating, the lodge was not opened. Specimens numbers'0035 005,0006 and 007 were all obtained from traps set in about three inches of water by slicks. Specimensnumber 004 was obtained from a trap submerged in an inch of water that was set on & log which ran from the bank into the river. There was a small mound of feces on the exposed portion of the log. In motoring to the trapline a muskrat of light greyish brown, an obvious mutant, was observed. The Jordan River is running much deeper this year. Mr. Johnson told me that last year at this time he had 56 sec.-ft. of water coming over the Burnam Coffer Cam as compared to the 812 sec.-ft. this year. Peromyscus maniculatus — C. T. Woolsey J 1964 ~ 22 May 6-mi.-E Centeral, 7000 ft., Washington Cos, Utah/ fa - Specimen #008 was obtained in a mouse trap set at the base of a small willow tree about twenty feet from the creek. Number 009 was obtained from a-mouse trap set at the base of a-fence post and Number—O10 was obtained from a rat trap set by a large pile of brush. In the area trapped, rabbit were observed. scats of deer and Also vresent were skelatal remains of several rabbits, apparently killed by deer hunters of the 1963Deer Season. I obtained svecimen “013 from a commercial mouse-trap set—by a-hole—in-the-sacebrushs PUESnT Microtus longicadus C. Te. Woolsey J1 4) a 1964 23 May 6 mi. HE Centeral, 7000 ft., Washington Co., Utah fae Specimen #012 was obtained from a hole set under the same clump of sagebrush that specimen #013 was taken. I would estimate that the two holes were no more than eighteen inches apart. Perognathus parvus C. T. Woolsey Jz 1964 23 May A 6 mi. E Centeral, 7000 ft., Washington Co., Utah Siam Specimen #011 was obtained from the trapline set %mi. E of camp. The trap was set at the base of a clump of sagebrush by the side of a trail. Upon skinning the animal it was observed that the external furlined cheek pouches were devoid of seeds. c Citellus variegatus Ce T. Woolsey Jr 1964 24 May 1480 Yale Ave, S.L.C., 4360 ft, Salt Lake Co., Utah The C. variegatus, #014 was obtained from under a brush pile about three feet from the creek. A commercial small animal trap was used. The nearest human habitation was approximately one hundred feet away.