Field notes, v647
Page 333
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W.B. Davis 1935 2 mi. S Milla, Canyon Co., Idaho, May 28, was born and raised on that ranch about mammals in general and particularly about Citellus leucodax. He said that they were very abundant in the foothills along the Murphy- Reynolds road several years ago, but that he believed some sort of disease wiped them out. He called them the "Sage-brush Squirrel" and described them and their actions perfectly. He said they had never been in Reynolds Creek Valley to his knowledge but that they were common, or used to be between the Snake River and the foothills. When we drove through that area we stopped at ideal leucodax territory and found old mounds and very few fresh digings indicating that a few of them were still to be found there. However, we saw none, but then it was after 6:00 P.M. when we were in their territory. Mr. Adams also commented on pocket gophers telling us that he thought it peculiar that the big blue gopher (township) was to be found at Sinks and Orea, but that in Reynolds