Roford Cynomys ludovicianus September 27, 1955 TRNMP Medora, N. Dak. Town, the no actual kills of C. l. witnessed. //At 10:15 at Paddock Creek (lower = Holiday) Town & counted 18 crit., 3 being at 2 sites; total, spreads 400 X 100 yds., gps. 2-3 gently 50-100 yds. apart. Estimate! 25 present. Two that I trapped there (9/14/49) were join, the large, 4 very fat. //At 10:30 a.m., W. group in W. Lawson were spread to W. across road to 80 yds. from area concentration. This general area had much Bpr. tieff & doubleless often used (9/151 trapped; fat join.) //I saw 1 cheet, not catch, a butterfly. //At 11:30 a.m. at E. Entrance town I made several counts. 33 counted; estimate 40 ± 5. Most in center 1/3 of colony. All in area of 2 A. [sketch of terrain] Decorinal bottle of Bany, cut at 1/2" (buy C. l.?). Dry Dys. pap. in tallest forb. Bpr. stella grew to 10" tall in Opuntia clumps. Sol. triff. greens large on one mound. Green food about 19% of total present: Opuntia, Eunotia, Ant. frig., green forbs. More green forbs by edge road, 4 a few C. l. seem to feed these. //Beef Coral town extends E. up canyon for 14 miles from main town on flat! In this arm extends upslope to 20% slope, 4 nearly to bed of the draw. Density high then. Much Schedonanis, Dys. pap., Ant. frig. Estimated 5% of burrows dug out by lodger this year. Many small diggings for food. In one section of 2 A, 90% cover in Ant. frig. & (less) Eunotia. Bpr. tieff 50% round at some sites. A few C. l. out until 5:35 p.m., 20 min. after sunset. Clear, calm, cool. At 5:15 trapped 9/15 2 m central part of 5. and colony. //Chetan Brooks says that he & wife saw bald eagle ad. 4 inm. at Johnson Station town in late July. The sun. flew from ground carrying a prairie dog in claws. Albino at E. Entrance town not seen since mid-Aug. next. Seasonal range at E. gate was T.P. Lambert of Belfield. He