CHILDS 1951 Citellus parryi 2. Augs East Quimelik, 110mi SSE Barrow, Alaska barrel or pipe frame which the squirrel would have to leave after seeing or chasing an animal about it. Of course it was always possible to shoot them as they scurried for cover as we moved along the stream banks and bluffs. They would give their characteristic harsh alarm note "sik-sik" while standing at attention in typical ground squirrel fashion before running for cover. Another note given occasionally in the field and often by the caged animals aboard the plane was a melodious bird-like whistle which I interpreted as expressing great fear. Mayer dug up some burrow systems along the river and failed to find nests or food stores in them. Some of the young of the year had not yet begun to store fat although others contained a thick layer of subcutaneous fat. The first day in camp we saw an animal swim across the river and return shortly. It appeared to be a ground squirrel although we could not be sure with binoculars at the distance. Mayer forced a live-trapped animal to swim which it did with ease. Another live-trapped and marked animal returned to the point of capture from release at 1/4 mi away.