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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