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Roford
170
Cynomys ludovicianus
July 6, 1955
N. of Waverly, Larimer Co., Colo.
of gully at E. side colony, a few new burrows & much of some
Atriplex burrows cut to NW within 20' or so N. of edge. In
grit, Cenotia 8" tall cement where Atriplex cut (for food ? rather
than reduction height). || Many diggings for onions where sparse
Ag. ssp., Atriplex, Cenotia. Diggings to 4' ag. mate. 90% bare
groully ground. || Some new burrows under a alongside low
Atriplex bush. Saw a young Lepus townsendi run from under
edge Atriplex bush; later saw adult on colony, Burrows
mainly from 10 to 22 yards apart, farther when a small intervenes.
Burrow spacing seems fairly constant regardless of
population density & sparsity of forage. || In swale, Ag. ssp.
& Astrebla cut. Seed of Ag. ssp. not well formed, not eaten, it
seemed. Part are probably green leaf recently eaten (by C. l.? ). || Farther
W. along S. fence another concentration (c. 7 in tot. 2 A) near a
shallow swale, 4-2 seen S. of fence (where Atriplex 2' tall).
Much Ag. ssp. cut in swale, but not Dava. Little Sphaerula
present. Mural allium diggings 5 yds. from cement Ag. ssp.
leads. || S. of SW corner of fenced sector: there are C. l., where
old burrows, & much fresh digging at mounds. Soil rocky of
Clay shale prior. 90% bare, 7% slope to E., at most. One little
of 4 seen 70 yds. S.W. of corner. (Not over 2 or 3 junts, noticed else-
where in colony; seems low little size?). Cover less Cenotia,
muchly, Salicola, Ag. ssp., Creogonium; somewhat more seen
than N. of fence. Shrub pieces in mounds to 2" across. Farther
S. apparently used burrow was 200 yds. SSE of fence corner. Habitat
( +Oz. ssp., Lepus)
there being Atriplex 3-6' apart, 1-1 1/2' high, mainly Salicola between
(80% bare between shrubs). (this relatively poor for C. l.? ). Apparent Repedonys burrows near