5 mi. S.E. Murphy Owyhee Co. Idaho May 27, 1935 These two holes as if his digging actions in one hole would frighten the squirrel out the other. I could only find the track of the hind foot, for the impressions did just show the long claws of the front foot. I did not see or hear a single squirrel until I crossed the ridge and was well down on the other side. It is very probable that the presence of the Badger had frightened all of these down into their holes for that afternoon. The typical expansive, low white mounds were numerous on the south side of the hill, but were restricted to the areas covered with the low spiny [illegible]. Few or no burrows were found in Artemesia or in very rocky soil. In about 2 hours hunting I only secured one specimen and that was only after about a 30 minute wait near its burrow entrance. Shortly before leaving, however, I found an area of concentration and shot 2 in a few minutes. One was a large female and the other, another young. This made in all 4 large squirrels we have secured here all of which were female leucidors. We have not as yet any males for compar- is on. Seen here. Crows were scarce and exceedingly wary. At Payette we heard that Citellus dahensis was common in the open fields south of town 88