Field notes, v4150
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2 Sciurus douglasii for the bushing table. Individuals about camp have been observed to feed on the half mature cone of the lodge- pole Pine. July 20 Big Meadow, 7600 ft. Inyo Co., Calif. 2 shot. Faunal area - Sierra Nevada. life zone - Canadian. Habitat - In this case the these individuals were taken in a lodge-pole pine twilight. There was evidence about that they were feeding on the cone of the pine. These animals paid little attention to the light rain. July 21 Another individual shot. July 21 Poison Meadow, 8500 ft. Inyo Co., Calif. animal shot. Faunal area - Sierra Nevada. life zone - Canadian. Habitat - Mixed coniferous forest and in this case near the meadow. (Possibly due to the better stand of timber in this area.)