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M. Boyers
1932
Waltham Cr., 4 1/2 mi. S.E. Priest Valley,
850 ft., Fresno Co., Calif.
December 26, 1932
mi E. Miramonte, 3500 ft., Fresno Co.,
Calif.
About 4 o'clock or shortly
after, On and went up to the
oak flat that is covered in place
with Adenostoma fasciculatum,
Creosotum, Ceanothus cuneatus,
Quercus dumosa and Cercocarpus
betuloides, also Allium, Bromus
rubens, and other plants + grasses.
There we separated and set out
traps in a large Dipodomys colony
that covered the top of one whole
hill. The burrows slant into
the ground at an angle less than
45 degs and have little or no dirt
at the entrance, usually string
out into a small planting
mound in front of hole.
Top view Side view
These openings may be in a
worn open place or by a dead fallen
limb or in dead grass or near
small bushes, and are connected
up for distances of 15 ft. or more