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June 2, 1935
I traversed the crest of the ridge hunting
both squirrels and Marmots at each rocky
point of which there are 7 or 8. I shot one
large Citellus of the usual kind, with conspicuous
long, bushy, grey tail. Close by, and a short
time later in another rock pile I shot a
similar squirrel but smaller and with a short
scant red tail similar to Citellus organus.
Marmots were occasionally seen in the rocks, but
I was unable to approach close enough for a
shot. At the termination of the ridge as it
dropped off toward the saddle between Mount
Harrison and Thunder Mountain I found a
rocky point dropping off in cliffs about 50
feet high to extensive talus slopes below. By
careful stalking methods I was able to secure
a large female Marmot as she was descending
the vertical face of a cliff. She was very
much lighter than any other Marmot we have
collected, with a light red tail, very long,
but not dense pelage, and with less white
on the head than other marmots I have seen.
I saw several Golden Mantled Ground
Squirrels on the talus below the cliffs. Rock
Wrens were common here, and I watched a
Spurrow Hawk executing some amazing diving
manoeuvres above the cliffs.
In the way back to camp a white tailed
Jack rabbit ran swiftly along the forest's
edge and disappeared in the trees.
Set out 11 trap this evening, 25 pieces a foot,
in Artemesia only.
June 9, 1935
Caught 2 Peromyscus in the trap line. Shinnal