This morning started at Long Tin Site where we had 3 mice (1 was a recap and 2 were new) and all were cotton mice (Peromyscus gossypinus). There were no ticks on any of the mice. Then off to Four Mile where we had our huge catch. There was one cotton mouse that was a recap, one raccoon (Procyon lotor) and one opossum (Didephis virginians). The opossum was a young female and had 3 adult engorged dog ticks. The raccoon was a male and had 7 adult engorged dog ticks and 2 larvae. After this we headed over to Dry Bay where we had 2 cotton mice and 1 deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus). Deer mouse had a lot of mites on the back edges of its ears. Today was a big trapping day for us, hopefully this trend continues!
Picture 1. Raccoon in a Tomahawk trap
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