Steve Walker 1967

Student field notes from zoology classes in 1967

D aa rE: w o i Y) Field Journal Zoo. |\3\ CATALOGUE Steve Walker 4a 3Bmi.E and \Yem.S Mid way, Hillbrook Ranch, Sso0 f+., Wasatch Co., Utah. 6 MAY 1967 BO Bromyscus maniculatus & Feromyscus maniculatus 2 Mus musculus —116168- 4-2 |o1- &T- 42-13 T MAY 1967 4.0 Thomomys battae. 199- 56- 25-05 SS Peromyscus maniculatus Iol- 64-19-16 6D Tamiosciurus hudsonics 336-132 43-23 7? Cotellus ocmatus 255~- 13-34- II { I57- KR- 24-06 | ry 10. 2 la IG4- 69-13-18 l6l- 49-23-45 skul| only s n ‘ Sea es hoeTote a aoe s PRatey Me b Ta IF May 1961 & Steve Walker 1907 & May 3mi.E. ana |e mi. 9. Midway , Hill broak ranch, 5500 ft. , Wasatch Co. , Utah. On the sixth of May, we lef+ Salt hake City and traveled on Highway 40 +o Heber City , Utah. We-then traveled west te Midway , Utah and then ante the above location at Hill brook ranch. The ranch io located in the Fost hills of the Deer creek mountains. I+ is surrounded by land beth cultivated and uncultiwaled. A large grazing field of weeds and a surrounds the south side of the arm house. A Creek bed that had not yet filled with water from the spring cun off cuns along the east side ct te area. Milk barns , Corrals, and a grainery are. situated immediatly around the ranch house. We baited with cheese, setured with twine, peaces SSCLie Steve \Wlalker \961 placed ten traps in the houses under Cup hoards , around the stove , under piles of stored furniture, along base boards and under neath one corner of the house. We put five traps each ‘in the milk barn and the granery. Inaline along the ditch bank we put seven Traps and we placed three more around a crreular series of gopher burr owings inthe graesy grazing field adjacent +o the main farm house. Ai the same leedlion we walked up through *he foot hells among low Sage brush Carly in the morning . luhile moving through the Sage TL néticed a Sguirrel srthing almost camouflaged In the top of a mediumSized scrub oak brush. 1 was ableto Shoot i+ with a 22 ealiber bullet We then drove westward up DeerCreek Canyon. Along a smal! rauine through the Mourrain filled with rocks, greas wood and scrub oak, we heard Squirrels chattering and were able to obtain three Specimans as they Sturried among the rocks. A+ the same Willbrook ranch location Wwe were able to obtain three more Speci mans +trom our traps in the milk barns. We also ieniqated This day and flooded the qrazing field. Thomomys came Plaod ing out of their burrows. With the aid of the dogs we were able te catch five Specimans. Accounr of Species Peromuseus maniculatus Bam. E and WemS Midway U llbrook ranch, 5560 ft Wasatch Co., Utah. Two Specimans , +h from a singletrap underneath an abardaned table top Speciman we froma Trap in the Cupbaard of the farmhouse. Wibwaak Karch Single speciman #5 taken from a series of Pius Traps in the corner of the milk barn. The milk barn had a concrete S\eor, Will brook Ranch Three Specimans ) #8 Taken from a series of three traps placed directly in the half. filled grain bins. S peciman 410 taken from a storage house under - iP Steue Walker 1961 neath a pile of Curn tare. Speciman HIE was taken From the Cupboard ot the farmhouse. The skin was , euidentu frozen tos long because i+ ripped everytime L attempted to pull the thread tight with the needle and -L had tt dis card tt. Mus musculus Single a #3 taken froma Series of three traps in the Kitchen Cupboard of the farm house. Deer Creek road, omic and 3mi S Midway, Utah, Stoo Ht., Wasatch Co., Utah. Single Speciman Hlotaken in asmall ravine Silled wrth scrub oak and mocks. The Speciman was shot With a 22 - Caliber long nfle bullet while Scampering amonget the rocks . Crtellus acmatus Lm E. illbrook ranch. Single speciman 47 taken from a 5 fH. high Scrub ak brush with O 22 caliber long rifle. bullet. “Lhomomys battae Hillbrook Kanch Single speciman #4 taken from Orazing field south of the ranch house. An animal had burrowed dirt on-te our trap during the night 20 we flushed out the whele with a hose and the deg Caught the speivman as it attempted +o make a quick exit rjf cr t FB EES ton we Soe Stee Walker 901 1d MAY Two specimans #49, # II -taken a during the morning in the qraz field south at the ranch house. As we were irrigating the dog two of the many SPECIMENS + came out of thewrburrows.