Field notes, v647
Page 405
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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.