Field notes, v1429
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S O. Jewellby 1951 Journal 9 Nov 4. Sage Hen Creek, 3 mi. NW Hobart Mills, Nevada (o Calif. the creek, but a couple of hundred yards up the slope it becomes quite prominent. Chipmunks and chickarees seem to be subsisting on its cover, with remains of which can be found all around. We shot 3 chipmunks, but they were rather badly torn up. They all seemed to be amoenus as nearly as I could judge. A chipmunk caught in a nut-trap near camp seemed to be speciosus. This would fit in with its characterization as the "Lodge Pole" Chipmunk since lodge pole pine is the commonest type tree near the creek. On the other hand, it is found more among the boulders, near the rocky broken slopes near camp. Amoenus seem to depend less on boulders and more on trees as a place of protection. This makes 'em easier to shoot. One golden mattle- ground-squirrel was also taken by Bloedel in a nut-trap among the rocks near camp. The only honest-to-god hibernating animals were seen to be the Marmots which have vanished, Chiggy, and ground squirrels seem to stay out whenever the weather in warm. The chipmunks skins were not especially fat.. We collected frogs (Rana boyllii) from the creek and near by pools