WB Davis 1936. 433 obstruction and there they were piled up. The fences were nearly buried by such accumulations, and such places seemed to be preferred by the squirrels for refuge. Here their burrows were dug and concealed from view. As I walked down the road hundred of squirrels were seen crossing the road from the green fields to their burrows beneath the tangle of dried Russian Thistle. They were exceedingly every while in either the field or the road, but once they were in the tangle their whistles could be heard in all directions. I succeeded in shooting 10 of them, including some old &'s and ?'s. Most of those seen, however, were young of the year. The old ones were exceedingly fat, especially the &'s and I believe they are the first to go into hibernation. These squirrels are quite adept in climbing. Many were seen perched on portions of limbs that had been left on the juniper fence