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Koford, R.
1976
Journal
White Cloud campground, 4700 ft., 11 mi E Nevada City (by rd), Nevada Co, Calif.
14 July to see if it will be possible to use playbacks
to elucitate the territorial responses of the
squirrel. Having only 1 watt, the tape player don't have the volume of a live squirrel.
I watched an oak in the morning and saw only
2 juveniles - I saw 3 go in the day before yesterday.
I suspect they are going to individual holes. I
heard 103 chirs, and saw the one with the spot on
his right side get chased in the campground. Sky
clear, wind mostly light, but occasionally up to ~15mph,
temp in the low 60's in the early morning, ~80°
in the afternoon, 68°F at 2030.
15 July I spent 0607-1330, 1545-2040 in the 1st study area,
extcept for a little while in the campground, hearing 192
chirs, many by juveniles. I think I found a couple
nests. I saw 2 Gray squirrels, 1 interacting with a
couple chickadees. I opened the 45 traps from 0825
until 0935, closed them for ~1830 to ~1906. Sky
clear, then ~10% cloud in the W in the early afternoon,
then ~40% at ~1600, clearing to ~10% again
by sunset. Wind light. Temp in the low 60's (°F) at
0600, 87°F at 1530, 71°F at 2130. The traps caught
2 Beechey Ground Squirrels, a chipmunk, 3 Steller Jays, and
4 Juncoes, 2 in one trap. A 9 chickadee probably chirred.
16 July I spent 0529-0915 in the 1st study area, then I was
in and out taking the traps back to the truck, during
which time I recorded squirrels, but not calls. I heard