Field notes, v503
Page 135
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Hendry Creek 900ft. 12 mi E TH. Thorn, White Pine Cos. Meredo Lee Arnold 1937 June 20, Callospermophilus. It was in a habitat of pine (Limber) Fir and Aspen. June 21, Last night I had fifty traps set along the creek north of camp in the same spots as on the previous day. I caught: 1 Sorex ♂ 1 Micritus mordax imm. ♀ 5 Peromyscus maniculatus Led ♂; 2 mm ♀; 2 mm ♀ Both yesterday and today the Sorex seemed to have simply run over the trap rather than by attempting to eat the bacon or oats. After skinning the specimens I went down the canyon about two miles to the point where we had cached some food on the journey to camp. Just as I was entering a small semi-clear space among scattered aspens beside the creek I was startled by a Marmot jumping up about 10 feet in front of me. As I was planning to carry a load of canned goods back to camp I had left my gun at camp—consequently I was helpless to try to collect the woodchuck. It ran toward the creek for about 50 feet and then disappeared in the thick brush along the margin of the creek. I followed