Field notes, v647
Page 443
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W B Davis 1935 Kaysman, Clark Co., Idaho. June 27. though he lists it in his original description as being adult! June 28. My 9 gopher sets held 5 animals; one young & was discarded. Took up the traps and made up the skins). In the afternoon I drove down the Creek about 2 mi. and made 9 more sets in a dry area at the edge of an alfalfa field. These burrows were from 4 to 8 inches below the surface. I could hear the faint whistle of C. artemisiae, so spent the greater part of the afternoon in hunting for them. These animals are exceedingly wary and blend in so well with the terrain that it is almost impossible to see them unless they are moving. I succeeded in taking 5 more specimens, all of which I believe are young of the year. None of them were very fat. They were found for the most part on the banks of a canal that is no longer in use, and almost invariably