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Lee Arnold
1937 Ammospermophilus leucurus
Henry Creek, mi. S Gandy, Millard Co.,
Utah.
June 13 imm.♀ in back of Mr. Parker's house.
These were in the act of raiding his grain
store. According to Mr. Parker, the
ranchman, they were constantly making
trips back and forth from their holes under
the corral fence to the grain house. Those
shot had their cheek pockets distended
with oats. Although there was a large
sack of poisoned barley in the storehouse
the Ammos. would not seem to touch it.
Because of this the rancher was quite baffled
as to how to control the squirrels. I tried
to help him by telling him various means of
control. The squirrels were quite tame.
They would allow me to approach within
several feet of them. At one time I sat
and watched them from a vantage point
near the main route from corral to feed
house. They would approach cautiously —
watching me all of the time until about
halfway between the two places. Then they
would run rapidly the remaining distance
as if they knew that it would be foolish to
attempt to retrace their steps after venturing
as far as they had.