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(1 July cont.)
saw another colony of what appeared to be the
same ground squirrel as picked up near Stanley.
15 mi. N of Twin Falls we saw a Burrowing Owl.
It was raining practically the whole time we
were crossing through the mountains. Continuing
S on US 93 to Wells, Nevada. 34 mi. S of
Jock Jot we saw another Burrowing Owl.
From Wells we went 13 mi. up a dirt road to
Angel Lake in the East Humboldt Range and
made camp ~ 2130 - just after dark.
July 2
Spent early AM hiking around camp & then
went slowly down m.t. arriving back in Wells
~ 1130. Mammals seen from Wells to Wells:
Mustela - ? not erminea or apparent smaller
behind the nearby Catells, + white ventrally.
i say found only a few mi. above Wells.
Citellus sp. (townsendi?) - seen spot on
meadow; pale gray, light tail, short but
bushy.
Eutamias minimus - sev. seen in sagebrush.
Citellus sp. (richardsoni?) - i outskirts of
Wells - seen very well; lg. squirrel, etc.
Gray brown with slight speckling on back.
Pale brow on nose, round for holes & very
lightly on tail ventral; tail white edged;