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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.)