Roford 283 Cynomys ludovicianus September 26, 1955 TRNMP, Medora, S. Dak, areas Bgr turf too, Few weeds; sage shrubs common. I have seen several ferrug., roughly low-crest marsh hawkshrikes, but personnel have seen no biles. September 27, 1955 Clear morning, at 8 a.m. tube 2/150 frontiers in E. groups lurnour in W. Lawson town. In E. Laura "ghost town" (same 2 at same hole as yesterday (8:10 a.m.). In W. Laura town, 5 (all surely juveniles) of W. groups ran to same mound in alarm; others one possibly adult. At Beuf Coral town, about 75 yds. in from S. edge dead kit, c. 3' tall, 4 at S. edge much dying, lurnour dug at boxes many, 4 pounds cover boxes many dead. No new intermediate sized shrubs (over 6"). Beyond SW edge salagy Asm, Bant. cent., Bgr mainly, in mod. density, scitotella 1½' tall. On lurnour, well-devel. mod., (order crown of elm (12' above), 10' from 12" main trunk. Same lurnours, not currently mated, among plums Bushes 3-5' tall when limbs 1' apart. || On Beuf Coral bottom, density 15-20/A. of C.L. at many sites, 4-5 apparent juveniles on one mound not uncommon. Brooks said some people had noted decays in adults at S. end after juveniles above ground. || March: Bgr turf remaining, but our soil square feet are loose, grass cut at base (grass 1-2" tall). || At 9:15 a.m. I saw an avian, Agriola c., swoop low over NE part town, fly gliding in from behind a bluff. Soon thereafter 2 eagles pushed stop that bluff. (In evening saw 48. + 2 juveniles on bluffs to W. of town). Saw apparent prairie falcon dive at perched coyote. Saw 1 Merle's hawk over edge of town. || On C.L. lurnour at W. center of Beuf Coral bottom I saw a badger & photographed it. It appeared to be sleepy, or possibly sickly, didn't alance approach to 10' distance. Phased badger. (Brooks' camp he noted little badgers as "loafest activity" here until August; then often saw one or the other in this