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Longhurst
1934
Dipodomys ordii
June 30 Crooked R., 3400 ft., at Mouth of Bear Cr., Crooke Co., Ore.
Dipodomys are most abundant here
on the more level sandy ground
between the R. and the canyon walls.
One, however, was caught among
the loose rocks well up on the
side of the canyon. Their burrows
are numerous in the sandy soil.
July 19 Blalock's land, 250 ft., 2mi S W Paterson, Benton Co, Wash.
One Dipodomys was collected at
this locality. It was caught among
high sagebrush, in sandy soil, about
100 yd. from the R. bank. A few other
burrows were seen, but evidence
of this mammal was not abundant.
July 24 2mi SSE Burbank, 350 ft., Walla Walla Co., Wash.
Dipodomys are very abundant in
this area. Their diggings are very
numerous, especially among low
sand dunes covered by sagebrush.
Their tail drag marks in the
sand can easily be distinguished
from the smaller marks of the
Perognathus paws which are also
abundant here. Several burrows
are often seen together indicating that
either several individuals occur in a
colony or one digs several burrows close together.