Koford 53 Journal November 29, 1935. Nr. Ft. Collins, Colo. No Warm wind yesterday; cool but nearly clear today. Some sparse snow remain. Visited Spring Canyon Dam colony & counted 24 C.R. December 6, 1935 About 6" snow fell Dec. 2, Still mostly on ground. Below 0° night of Dec. 5. Today visited Spring Canyon Dam colony. No activity of Cynomyx there. |G.E. Klipple says that at CPER November weather was worst since 1946 - much wind. Many tumbleweeds on fences, snow weight & wind on them broke wires from many fences. He believes wind over 50 mph a few days each month in winter. December 9, 1935 Visited Spring Canyon Dam colony briefly. Very strong winds yesterday. Most ground snow covered still. More snow on December 14. December 14, 1935 Nr. Wellington, Colo. About 1" snow fell morning. Afternoon clear & very my hut cold. Visited Wellington prairie dog colony, Saw 2 Cynomyx out. Also saw 1 marsh bank and 1 fawning. Rough- log bank (perhaps 2) at Wellington, presser December 15, 1935 Clean hut cold. Visited Wellington colony & set 3 steel traps for Cynomyx seen out. Dow a Butto Lagspur on telephone pole there. A fresh casting below was of mouse hair & bones, probably Microtus. Also visited CPER colony. 2' deep drifts at fence line there. Many rabbit tracks & several Cynomyx out, the below freezing. Set 3 steel traps there. Picked up several eagle casts atop hill near colony & saw one eagle thin, another flying nearby.