Koford, Rolf R. 1974 Journal 24 Sept. White Cloud campground, 11 miles east of Nevada City, Nevada Co., Calif. ~4300 ft. I looked for squirrels around the area south of the campground and in it from 0700 until 1230 and from 1730 until 1845. I spent most of the afternoon unsuccessfully trying to collect females at a site about 5 mi. east of the campground. I left the campground at 1930. Sky clear, temp ~60-80°F. 28 Nov. White Cloud campground, 11 miles east of Nevada City, Nevada Co., Calif. ~4300 ft. I arrived at the campground at 1500. It was closed for the season on 4 Oct. so there's no water or toilet facilities. One family was there when I arrived, but they left at about 1600. The purpose of this trip is to check the marked squirrels and to put ear tags on them if the marks don't look like they're developing white fur. The black oaks have lost most of their leaves and there are also many dead ponderosa pine needles on the road and forest floor. Once in a while the wind blows more oak leaves and ponderosa pine comes down. I set out 8 live traps in areas where I'd marked squirrels, but only saw 1 squirrel close to the forest service buildings. It seemed strangely quiet with respect to squirrel noises - I heard only 1 churring call and 1 alarm call all afternoon. It had evidently snowed here recently: the ground was wet and frozen in places and I found one small patch of snow. The wind was light, sky clear, temp. in the low 50's (°F). I camped in space 44.