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Children
1957
Spermophilus undulatus
June 10 Mouth Patnega River, Alaska
May active burrow seen.
June 15 One heard scolding under cabin.
28 jun One seen above peregrine falcon nest. (??)
29 jun Squirrels shot me when they raced up for
rabbit.
27 jun although there is abundant evidence of
squirrels along the river and in practically
every mound of any size, I rarely see or
hear any. The other day I watched one run
along the opposite shore for a ¼ min.
apparently it knew when it was going. There
are several squirrels on a small island apart
from cabin.
29 jun One still present above falcon nest.
10 July a few seen along lithoods and bluff many at
Peters Creek — shot one gang of the year.
19 July Camp A. Patnega River, St. Elieze Solim, Alaska
Common along the edge of the bluffs and
along the rivers. Nearly full grown young
are out. Collected one immature.
23 July There have been squirrels living above
all hawk nests. Selection must
be rigorous to allow these barnacules
to survive. Their partially eaten putrid
squirrels were found in the first Duck
Hawk nest.