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Koford
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Gnomys ludovicianus
January 20, 1955. Ft. Collins, Colo.
Called on C. Till of Game & Fish Dept., this region (allow)
to E. edge state). He friendly, intelligent, cooperative. (A Helmut
Beechum student his assistant). He told me about colonies in
N. part county, in Antelope Refuge (State; started 1922; no
special management, just a closure on private & school lots)
that Miner had already noted for me. But he also told me
of locations eagle nests that area. He said he had looked
in nests searching for antelope remains & had found
prairie dog remains. Next near Tony Roman's had brought
off 3 eagles one year.
January 24, 1955. Larimer Co., Colo.
Light snow last night. About 1 p.m. arrived at colony
about 2 mi. E. Wellington. Searched for Cervus & Cygnus
traders. Only C.L. trots at burrows where Schleffer & I
photographed there several days ago. Trocha counted 3
burrows, about 10 lines of trocha connecting two about
20 yds. apart. Trocha probably made today. No Cervus
traders found except one possible coyote. (Wind blows on
trocha can so probably do not last well defined for more
than a day in loose snow). Trocha showed that C.L. had
apparently nibbled at bases of short Chrysanthemum.
(one coccinellid beetle found there too). Apparently only
occasional individuals out on cold January days (prob-
ably not over 35° all day). No trocha in area inhabited by "Charlie." One Circus hudsonian seen nearby.
// Drove to site of colony in Dec. 29, TION, R68W.,
1/4 mi. NE of Bofelder Res. No. 1. This period, apparently off-