Cynomys field notes, v1407
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Koford 1955 23 Journal March 14, 1955 N. Ft. Collins, Colo. Examined specimens. Clear in morning but overcast, cold, & light snow in afternoon. Light Cogswellia shoots to 1" above ground now. March 15, 1955. Light fall of wet snow all day, little calm. Result of storm was 7" snow, = 10" water, this area; most water of any storm this season. March 16, 1955. Overcast most of day but nearly clear 11-1 p. m. & weak melting of snow. Searched for Cynomya tricolor, stalked and burned ours, photographed tricolor in snow. March 17, 1955 Clear morning but overcast & light snow afternoon. Visited Wellington Cynomya colony & Spring Canyon Dam colony. March 18, 1955 N. Larimer & NW Weld Co., Colo. Visited colony 9 mi. N. Wovely & shot 5 Cynomya ludoviciana. Shot are in separate colony. Set 15 live traps at CPER colony & observed briefly thus. Returned to Ft. Collins, checked traps at Spring Canyon Dam & sunset there. Warm clear day & weak calm. March 19, 1955 Ft. Collins & CPER, Weld Co., Examined specimens until noon. In afternoon checked & shot traps at CPER Cynomya colony. Baldwin collected 3 juniors & a tire sparrow at CPER. Saw Falco sparverius, Buteo jugger, many Otoconia. At nest came on 4 Lepus townsendi together, March 20, 1955 Snow last night & lightly all day, rather (7½" total in storm, at Ft. C.) Wet, to about 3" deep. Examined caracaras & loras. March 21, 1955 To Denver, Colo. -6°F. min. at night Clear but cold (4°F. at 8 a.m. in Ft. C.). Drove to Boulder & talked with Norgs Rodecki & Paul Mosler, getting most information from Mr. [illegible]. Then drove to Denver & stayed at motel west of city.