5 mi S.E. Murphy Owyhee Co. Idaho May 28, 1935 prominent butte, on the ranch of Mr. Pline, who we had met in Murphy a few days before. Aldrich and I set 25 traps on the rocky slopes in a canyon behind camp. May 29, 1935. 2 mi. S. Melba Canyon Co. Idaho. Collected 25 traps set on a steep west- facing slope behind camp. About half of the traps were set in Artemesia and grass and the rest amongst tumbled small rocks and below rocky ledges. One Peromyscus was cought in the traps set in sage and 6 Pero- myscus, 1 Meriones, and 1 Neotrodonmys was caught amongst the rocks, and below the ledges. I skinned squirrels all morning, and Davis but up my mice. In the afternoon, we hunted in the hills behind camp. Aldrich was especially interested in Marmots and I in Idaho ground Squirrels - In the afternoons hunting I got 6 squirrels and 1 Marmot: I found quite a colony of Citellus idahoensis on the west side of the butte in the Artemesia bordering the alfalfa fields. They were fairly wary and had an exceptionally long recovery rate. It was necessary to wait from 20 minutes to half an hour before the squirrels would come out. Seen here. Citellus were scarce and exceedingly wary. At Payette we heard that Citellus idahoensis was common in the open fields south of town.