| July 21: adult, 4, 70 mm. |
New State Record of the Prairie Vole
The specimens of prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster, listed above from the sedges and rushes of cleared upland in the Warren Woods preserve and from a nearby wheat field constitute the first authentic record of the species from Michigan. The prairie vole had previously been erroneously reported to be abundant in Washtenaw County by Covert [2], who evidently mistook the Pennsylvania vole for this species.
Other Mammals of this Region
The following notes on mammals formerly or at present living in the region but not found by me in Warren Woods are based mostly on information furnished by George R. Fox, Director of the Edward K. Warren Foundation, and by William Schmidt, a trapper and hunter.
Didelphis virginiana virginiana. Virginia opossum. Three were seen and one captured in Three Oaks in the winter of 1919–20, and another was found in a granary on the outskirts of the town. The previous winter one was shot just southwest of town, and another was seen in a ravine north of Harbert. One was killed in Warren Woods some time ago.
Condylura cristata. Star-nosed mole. Mr. Hans captured one four miles south of Three Oaks, near the Indiana line in 1919, and brought the skin to Mr. Fox. One was taken by Dr. Parker at Lakeside in June, 1919.