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W.B. Davis
1935.
Layman, Clark Co., Idaho, June 27,
bridge.
I found squirrels at Pingree in
abundance in one field across from
the service station, so camped there
for the night and hunted. I reached
there about 6:00 P.M. and hunted
until 7:30, collecting several, five of
which I saved.
June 21 was spent in making up
skins and moving camp to 3 mi.
E of Wapello in Bingham Co. This town
is about 10 mi. N of Blackfoot. No
specimens collected.
The squirrels at Pingree - Citellus
mollis - were living in this same
whitish volcanic ash type of soil
and most of them were on little
hills - had their burrows there
and foraged in the meadow. A few
were living in the meadow proper,
but not over a dozen were seen entering
burrows there. The old ones are
much wilder than the young and
it requires a great deal of stalking
or waiting to get them.
3 1/2 mi. E of Wapello the soil is very
sandy in most parts, but an occasional
area of volcanic ash may be found.