Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
| www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
Koford 1955
Journal
February 18, 1955
Nr. Ft. Collins, Colo.
Snowing all day. 10°-20° F. Snow about 5" deep.
Feb. 19 Overcast, Snowed lightly. Cold.
Feb. 20. Nearly clear but cold wind. Snow windpecked.
Feb. 21 Cold wind & 1/5 overcast (cirrus). Below freezing
all day. Visited Spring Canyon Dam. Cynomyz colony twice.
Feb. 22. Clear a.m., overcast p.m. Cool but sunny until
2 p.m. Trapped 1 Cynomyz ludovicianus. Reset some
of 10 traps out & put out 4 additional. Claimed trapped
one.
Feb. 23. Lightly snowing but occas. sunshine and
temperature to 30° C. Visited Cynomyz colony. Trooper of one.
Feb. 24. Clear, calm, but cold, & 2" snow on ground,
6° F. at 8 a.m. Visited Cynomyz colony & watched from
8:45—noon. Fairly sun tocks ward at this colony.
February 25. Watched Cynomyz colony 9:30-11:30. Trapped 0712. Thin clouds; sunny & warm for season.
Much melting of snow. Claimed 0712.
February 26. Status overcast & temp. about freezing.
Shot visit to same Cynomyz colony.
February 27. Status cloudy; hoar frost; a few snowflakes.
Cleared up noon & then warm (46° F.). Visited Cynomyz col-
ony & took 0713 from trap.
February 28, 1955. Office work. Clear & warm wind in after-
noon. Traps held 4 Cynomyz including large #2. Set 2
additional traps. Claimed specimens.
March, 1955
Larimer & Weld Cos., Colo.
Drove to Wellington & photographed Cynomyz. 50° F. at to-