W B Davis 1935 5 mi. SE Murphy, Owjhe Co., Idaho. may? 379. close for shooting with no 12 shot in a 410 gauge shotgun. I was able to make several good observations of the animals when they were too close for shooting. The usual thing to occur was that while watching a mound a squirrel would suddenly appear and standing on its hind legs, with the tail out behind on the ground as a prop and the front legs folded over the chest, it would quickly note my presence and utter a high pitched "chirt". This single note was very similar to the single note call of the Horned Lark and when the larks were calling - as they were today all around me - it was with difficulty that I was able to distinguish the two. The call of the squirrel is much more metallic. The squirrel would stand in this pose, perfectly balanced for as long as five minutes, actual timing, and then it would lower itself and instantly resume the standing pose. The usual site to stand, at least while I was present, was