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Koford
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Journal
February 12, 1955.
Nr. Ft. Collins, Colo.
Overcast, calm, cold (20°F. at 9 a.m.). Visited Spring
Canyon Dam colony turni + Loveland (Gary Jordan) colony of
Cynomyx mice. No Cynomyx taken but 2 steel traps left
out for them. Warm suns in afternoon. Mice
trichromosum (Peromyscus maniculatus) seen several places
in Colo. colony.
February 13, 1955.
Larimer Co., Colo.
Temps. to perhaps 55° during day; clear calm. Much
snow melting. Visited traps for Cynomyx at 2 localities
but none taken. Took up Loveland traps. Set 4 new ms.
Ft. Collins 20-8 steel trap out for Cynomyx mice. Left 1-8×8'
live trap out near active burrows. Saw Lewis woodpecker
(2) today, also limit. Butto loggers fairly common.
February 14, 1955. Office work. Overcast morning, clear late after-
noon, with temps. to 50°F. Set 2 more Cynomyx traps so 10
out. No catch.
February 15, 1955. Half overcast, increasingly cloudy. About
40°F. max. Drove to Cynomyx colony near the Fords. Shot 3,
lost 3 wounded, 4 saw many. One taken in steel trap near
Ft. Collins.
Feb. 16, 1955. Examined carcasses. Trapped 2 more
Cynomyx near town. Clear warm day.
Feb. 17, 1955.
Denver, Colo.
Drove to Denver. Visited Penfold of Syrah
Walter League & Fish & Wildlife Lab, now
at Federal Center. Returned to Ft. Collins.
Half overcast but fairly warm (60°-7°) today.