Margaret Peterson 1968

Student field notes from zoology classes in 1968

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OFSenexvageans. 19-40-16 SP aeNPS Sa8OS pceOeBo Bei SE ET OEE IES LL PES nS EPetaREE ce 2moe TAN, RIW, 4300', TooeleCo.,Ut. ner nen ant “AL Sune,be ee noe ordit 240-135-40-4A%ock : , t 0 F 0 0 ,5 n o y n a C e i it ge mi r i o 2 pa _Salt.AakeSp Ute=. RS ee ne ee eante a ee <9 RRR 5 en emeteer er Sia“May,“190F to cnemenene ANSRA Oe NRO neem a a RS ne a ne a, Fs Microtus:mottaus7a-ie Yoco Gimewine) C rolvs_ Mon ilanv aE skul onl | oe: PEPER 8 eon hig nenpeaes RASA BARREeG aca a ONE __Ltinerary — tA1! 4 Ya mi. M Cy Creek Canyon, Scoft,| 3 3 “i ; Sah hake ee Ut i See ‘ a LS 4 otored north passed gate tite Ze watershed area. Set 20 moosetraps = _neatwdter,under broken branches — shoes F i : “¥ , _and tree>,abovt SourSect apart : fe ¥ : ¢ = in two separate grovps of ten. ae oneans onder 4 | a large Tree Y ‘ Sa veller Park, BountSul Canyon, 5000 $+, Davis Co., Ub _ , , r Motored throu ough Boont; Sul Cis on _| itYo end ct road at Moeller Pegs | Set 20 mouse “traps , BSmoseom epecials,about six teetapartnear| f _ stream , under uncovered tree roots.| |nearSeka under pine trees. Peauekt. theee Resomyscesmaniculatos| heeee ete ee hare Be ttis ORT UI TRE iy EECAEE Ob Sot Gapas mics RU jareca University Village , Salt Lake City, 5,000Ft, Selt Aake Co., UR On the dirt bank east oF the main7 read within University Villagelimcts, ie set onegopher“trap inadog up _gopher . near short, qreen weeds a eesEES ACTARR a SiBer osA RR tS z and rass. Baas. co Tl ie cone ene Cao Kt One. : aePatino coal: Agpe -Co BR. ee | Motored vp Parleys Canyon, past = Fast Canyon, and over Summ. Set 3 | 10 mouse Traps and one mosevum specia | an grassy area,near sqge DdDrosh Terrain. §f |No animals caught ms . | Metored down E migrationCanyon, 13% mi. eastofmoth. Set5s |moose Traps and one moseomspecie!i in Sage. _vreshareq,andSmovse| _| traps in okTerrain. TwoPeromyscos|e | manicvldtyswerecavghtjn theoak| |) Margaret . Peterson | = 196¢ | East Canyon , Ami. pas somml, — S500. Ft Donimi7, -—o. Ur rex vegrans caught by Roceu == = | Serex _ Gero. | oe | aa l sl nd ,s Ya m S . t M te sd ke Lo e |B slop | TAN, RI, 4300'Tecele Co, Ut. fl "Fiat iy Semen Fingae a . 34 =. Emig ration Canyon , S, Ca +t, & 3 Salt Kake Co., Ut. : pce | Motored vp EmiaraTion Canyon Sor oe eeeld ecole y a Freld Trip. GO nest of G Microts montanes — immdtvres was Soond under a lange § iron sheet ina grassy field. One of these was Taken for tis-™ |____laborafory preyect and killed by | s@ueesingal the neck.ASorey & at Sswas seen renaing Throvgh & thegrass andeo ty = ’ . a e r a dy bo in ma he “t on d pe ap “|sl E os S OT NES setaenpGay tee PST aNiltteer 5mi 5.8. Myton, Vtah, 5,000Fh, | Pe Pee Cie eo Ur pee a Cae CEILS ee eof | Mofered To south of Sied trip ee | BEBYaaSE Aing: Cig, Hoviin RSS eePES SG cea wa Camp, near canal. Set [| moseum ledge | specialTraps on aroc ky —F- grass Z aagia REE : and S museum | specials and a brosh terrain near the & canal. Cavght 10 -_ynaniculatys on the rock ledge. = “en Sapa | A skunk was seen, pot no atempt | SL gs was mdde to cakh it hbecaose. OF @ | 4i: leckoF eeupment — ¢ spe ore. 75 = Two namys were shotwith aa se PRS nile DF Peet he Saami BF | Wes ina Darren, moundedarea _ — near analfaltafield.Only One was retnievel trom theborrows, - bogie tes eee ier csae S|| seen Cronusu sedales bateic nlee jnthe hillssoothoFcamp.— = Accoontof species_ PERA TBS: SEEaS aT: SOAR rely het eRae ap ene ai ae PBS Qe SA SSAfae | Ma am VC ity = eek Canyon | Sooors = eee bake <c. Ut. oe ee = Single specimen, M.P. 1, was ee Taken trom under some Exposed tects ofa large tree, neara smal| stream. Ln the roots 2 there seemed “to be cleared areas leacin4 insid e the Spaces — a j aS between the roots. Ft seencd mm \ to pe dan idegl luina area Jor a EI aUOE etSTRE EI: adeeb RaSee 4 : _SArews, with the stream within _ a Sew yard s and mochk small wigs and branches onthe ground. fi “The Stream bank gradvally and smoothly weit avay from The ce Stream, Providing easy qccess, |Thegroundwas “aivysmoothand— = a gvite damp. Low | vin bushes =F were plegtituland very [ttle | |grasswas apparen—y |Senex uagrans— 18 East Canyon, 2 mM.pactsunnit, _§,500 Ft, Somat Co, WE | The. shrew WQS cau ogkt byy eyGer- | Gold, Aboot SO traps wereset — =< out. peThe.streambed.1 ‘ecos manculatus were e also Le FiveJnng fodwere ee ne =os of the shrew. This.may — _ indicate thatmammals are common capners oF parasites svchas the —_& 4tick. Cother parasites, were found_ _onrecently trappeviherevide ophers,— nce d which may be further eviderce 1 oi this 7. y | ant E Emgration Canyon, 5,000Ft, a Sit fale Co. Ut = _ The ohrew was found rvnn (na . _ through a large grassy Field, = = ARSRE eet aboot LOO yards Troma stream ——s—x ae . nd po ed ll Fi DS MO , l al sm — | |eading ‘to a es i : ¢ : 44 i 4 & 5 trees jany gredt size wereneap Moats tad were seen inthe Fm Same area. Among other animals sen inthe vicinity were: Mallard dock, American goldfinch , leopard Frogs, é las i J oon eqgs, northwestern fi : q 4# garter angke, Moskedt Tracks. Thearea seemed to be very & “er iW i e 4 abondartly : svpel ied wrth Sont ; water,and shelter Sormany kinds & | of animal5S a nomeroos hab:tdés. 8 Thannays: bile ~2 s May.aie Vill 24 e, Salt hake Ci ty,| Pe 5? 6000 Sf. att Lake Co, UE s a u v w d n u o m g u d n ! h s A yer- fr e ie e h n go n i n r o m ‘ e h t n seen eanlyI matin road. Youn4 peen weeds 7 were plent vl. 4 lactating i : . s e t d n i m i i S n i h t i w t -£ anice caugh r tra ophe L-arer lacina + 4T:sn.S Anated OC ois se tw hee ree a s saein. Rarer he was only —. ppee bytHe Srort yeoert Sey Thea | chewed escaping with |only:threeoe wo other — Bers wered rapped aFlen— a "WO_ days ofconti hoal“trapping _ Che oF}these was inThe— Process ofchewing os§ (ts.lege| [a. evidence. seen, there is onlap pepuldtiono3“THoaoays: ee uicin(ty. me. Ss. E Myton, Vtah _ 55000 st g Vind. Goo OT eo 7 i BEERTORREaBBE STINE SgPR eee BE PN SR aOR iSED SeanSea sentepRe towards < a Prairie do4° were hunted in ‘the = WADd_ seenand his. chattering 7: neicexs were well heard. We weve vunaple “to get a se & shot. Vegetation consisted of yery shor? stumps oF sage _pbrosh and. cther Orvskes, Cl prainve dog Yown, locareh | west of the camp, was the | | location ~pr oor next hont.The _ = CT ABN i SRIF | apea was barren except for aq | very Sew small shrubs. There _ eA were many. moords,indicating oe | 4 largePopulation. Two were & | shot,on ly One retrieved.The =o _| other darted PackinTotheholeime and wewereunable +c4(Q ~ BMar* Ret eaCe,yon,50048 Sum mics QO.es UE So = aoe a The immatore. Microtos mohlanos.§ WAS Parte oy a l¢tter oFae ‘ a % ae foond underasheet of iron A ot 2 inthe same Shenae reldl 4 : 5 where one oF 2 %4 ‘ a the a ¥ & ? 2 fig. -—— 4, : ; ~ 4 2 % 4 ; ‘ eH a SE — Se Lae Dc fae SE lags A Sat Se Sy ; when thesheet was |i Hed. 2he around WAS tainly moist _and-“made a good home- mahotheranimalsseen |‘these| were| Sees ee fe = Somat nies | : Vertetahve over was hindi? ® 4 Providedample seedSood. made lood sqweeking nniCes } | i ; 1 Was.also a thesize o5 the mothenand PRONE elete eTBima ce “Rate BF , 2 “+ ra ~The inmd{ore. wereapoot Vg iv j . ms —- Rare Oprege 2 CER ere Lhe NE, SL, Nore — ime ae - rot i” aemete 5. <S} as Pte et SAL ee, Geatpe AesShapes faas * ¥ earn Senepey ri ON 9 peaOTC AT! Ea Geet es B S0May 4400 So. th East Szttlake | Se edd ge 4ake Co, Ur i po 1A. larg <4rassy Fieldwas the seb sect ofa Wicotvs = aeaeeTR os seesCieSee REY Sate | steady.I mails wereSollowek onthe serface ,ondep grass ia Pay SEES ils Whe pe eteee | tomels,and some were £4 = excavated under the. Sorface. _ An wteresting pattern oFsurface ms _andsubsorfacepwns was dis- & covered. Nlanypons Sointedin § yuonctions and others ended in dead end, perhaps ~for food § ent PERCEREAEP sea _ Storage or AeFecating areds. __. An A decayed 2 Mictotvs was ~joond inan_oldnest 63 hoppedgrass.| PEE sagen Pea |Bones and hair were the _§ _ pemains.The nest was @t the& endof aSairly shoxtron. os The study seemed to indicate. — i tthetMicretosliyeqloae in& |stheir burrows and have|+tHlefe |ts dowith others, exceptdoring fo Wdting season. = <a f et : . : en — im ? e e m 7 dmee 7 3 s ardii my do pe Di £.+ Slope. Lakeside mts. SPY,@ 1 9G hes SOLAS TRAV,RIW, 430 TaoeleG, O — ‘J a *i “ | s e w n e m i c e p s r a l This particu Flinders. & m n e S y o d e p trap eee sp wereobserved & on the clases Te trp. The & speces oF GB angOe Onye e- ited sand ti s in adesert te ated= There. was an qbondarce 2 sot SHowering plants in ; the Bei Four inc _seed SET am We Seed,ank Flower fi parts were ~foord inthe Pooches. Some pevches were ee —wtth rolled oft s, presomad | afakeoaksareafee| eee ar : fey = Maraaret . By) PeteRson = 196% & i ee a —Perom Yscos mnhanicoldtos 2 , n o y n a C l u f i t n o o G k n e P “LO Api] Mueller Co. DC 2 ee 5,000 “FT }-- Daws os | Three feromyscus maniculgtes | EE BAei SRPteRy ES POPSREfaa’ | were caoaht_inths vicinity. ___ | One,infact, had ecther Avaqged pea — himself and Thetrap down “intethe ee wateror thetrap Hipped over into the wdter when se Ez . Many trees andseedDearing plants& were inthe area, Plenty Of waten, and ample shelter was quailebfe. & ‘ ‘ é [Ne third moose was caught onder & \ i a pine “Tree, where therewas plenty of seeds and shelter. The. H pH || Stream, however, was Yo ~/y mi : baeaee a | | | t oe : { y =. EmigrationCanyon, 5,000Ft.| Se Lakers nt) *® | caogkt inthis vicin ity. __. “traps were set jnsage brosn et and | oak , the onVY Alice Ty pped werein theSniunges of “the eak.— There was a stream aboot Alm. gwd. 62 — Arafbitwas seen inthe seqe brush ener lie eee nmnen ¥ peel SET AahgooEn es 4 ike3as Se cee — |i ; 1 : _aped. ' i : . : eS # q _ -Eeromyscus maniculdtes | ay5mi. S.B. Myton, Utah , 5000Fh. Uinta Co, 2 Ur. = _ Ten J 2INVSCOS | i ee f{CU Af a ae pve te goahl Gh da sleep pocky Z se Ae ep canal was aboot-F | Booyards away, Aittle vegetation fe Other than saqe prvoshagew FF Satlowen(nd lants were near “he & ee ee oh. Howering plants ark& @ or thetr Sc eds, unuld provide. excellext : aoe : : Food “for the mice. The soil was yery Aryand ji ae : An_altalfa Heldwa: localeX § _ atewo yards Srom the canal | | “Glas es ood Foool Yor othermammats~as well ae te | Ce a } ' : : @) te r SST fa ROSTER ITSEETO + FO fe Bats were seen,and also a me |SKiNkus seen