spring 1935 5 mi. S Murphy Odyssey to Idaho May 28, 1935 trappers and to the bounty offered by the state. Badgers, he said, were scarce for they were frequently caught in traps set for coyotes. Marmots were numerous in tulus slopes, but more numerous, according to him, on the opposite side of the river. He condemned Pheasants as destructive to crops and told how they beat low sow the ripe grain scattering the seed from the heads as they flew. For this reason they were more destructive by beating the grain as it flew than by actually eating the grain. I went out and shot a Pheasant for dinner incidently aiding the farmer also. Jack rabbits were numerous in the sage. Grassharks, Robing, Orioles, Yellowthroats were numerous in the valley. A mallard's nest with 9 buff eggs was found by the stream. A Prairie Falcon was observed flying low over the fields evidently hunting hunting for squirrels. We headed north, crossed the ridge, found recent sign of Citellus leucodon on the slopes on the other side, crossed the river, and camped 2 miles south of Melba, just below, and to the north of, a large seen [illegible]. Citulus were scarce and exceedingly wary. At Payette we heard that Citellus dahousens was common in the open fields south of town 58