Transcribing the field notes of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology

Collector: Grinnell - 1925 Location: La Grulla, 7200 ft. Date: Oct. 8 Page Number: 2576

numbers. Cause of decrease "traffic, stock, disturbance, hunting." The (sic) scatter a good deal, going down both slopes of the San Pedro Martirs when there is heavy snow; but some stay on the mountain thru the heaviest snows, living on the brush on the ridges where kept bare of snow by the winds. Sometimes up to two feet of snow here, and lies in shade up to March and April in rainy seasons. Lions kill off the deer, too; also kill colts, occasionally calves; the lions have their headquarters on the rough, east side of the mountains, and now and then make raids over to the flats, and stray west even down to the coast. Mountain Sheep are mostly on the east side, but in early summer, before the summer rains, they come up on the eastern ridges. They hold their own well; few are shot, only for meat under necessity. Gov. Rodriguez would probably give a permit to get specimens. The (sic) is only one place on the west side of t(h?)e peninsula known to Mr. Meling where sheep occur, and this is on San Carlos Mesa, between San Fernando and Santa Catarina; that is high rough country next to the ocean (3 miles back from the cliffs). The sheep here have their lambs in March or April; very small lambs seen in May; 2 and 1 in a litter. A litter of 7 young Coyotes found by Mr. Meling's brother in a hole in a bank at the side of the Arroyo Seco,15 miles back from the ocean. Antelope up to 14 personally seen, and