Field notes, v647
Page 319
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378 W.B. Davis 1935. 5 mi. SE Murphy, Dewynee Co., Idaho, May 27, and found another Citellus leucodus in the same rat trap in which one had previously been caught. we made up skins until about 3:00 P.M. and then drove to Sinkers Creek, about two miles south of here, and let Aldrich off with gopher traps to trap in the alfalfa fields while Twining and I drove about two miles farther past the creek and hunted for Citellus leucodus at the place where we saw them on the 23rd. There is a colony there occupying an area of about 500 acres. They were very wary and I found the best way to get them close to sit quietly by a mound and wait for them to appear. This took about 15 minutes of waiting on the average. By this method I succeeded in shooting four of them, one old ? and 3 young - 1? and 2?? . The latter were discarded because of small size, and also because the skull had been shattered in each case. One is able by this means to get within very close range, often too