Field notes, Part 2, v488
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J.R. Alcorn 1937 1938 Cistellus townsendi mollis April 2 1937 4 mi. W Fallon, 4000 ft., Churchill County, Nevada Out of three Pinte Ground Squirrels 1 had 10 embryos 2/3 developed 1 had 10 embryos 1/2 developed. 1 had 10 embryos 1/2 developed. April 8 1937 I dug into a squirrel hole today and the hole took a 45° angle until it was 3 1/2 feet deep then it leveled off for several feet and there in a side chamber 6 or 8 inches in diameter was a nest of dry grass. We were poisoning in this section several days ago. Close to the nest was one dead female. In the nest was 15 blind naked young squirrels. April 12 1937 I weighed several Pinte Ground Squirrels and weights as follows: 5 males; one 5 ounces, one 5 1/2 ounces. 4 females; one ovaries normal 4 ounces. one being suckled 7 ounces one being suckled 7 ounces one being suckled 5 ounces Feb. 14 1938 4 to 8 mi. W Fallon, 4000 ft., Churchill County, Nevada On Feb. 14 I saw the first Pinte Ground Squirrels of this season. I had heard reports on Feb. 12 that these Squirrels were coming out of hibernation. Also I had heard the males came out before the females did. I took my gun and after looking around considerably I saw one squirrel that immediately ran into its hole before I could shoot. On investigating I found tracks in the 1/2 inch of snow where several