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W.B. Davis
1935.
383
5 mi. SE Murphy, Cuyhee Co., Idaho,
May 27,
but only three were saved, this
this squirrel, I believe, that is
reported as being so common in
the mountains and at Reynolds Creek. The fact that they are found
only along the creek here seems
to bear this out because the
creek offers the requisite habitat,
namely green herbage and the
nearness of water. These two
items are apparently not vital
to the well being of C. leucodon.
The latter subsist on the green
parts, especially buds and seeds of
the Atriplex. The stomach contents
one one I examined today was
entirely of the buds & tender tips of
Atriplex as far as I could detect,
I believe C. leucodon is more
common than one would suspal
in this part of the state. They are
so reticent that it is only with
determined hunting that one is able
to see them. Fresh mounds are
a good indication of their presence.
I set 30 mouse traps tonight
in Artemisia tridentata that is bordered
by Atriplex. Also have three rat traps out
for Rattus,