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Greene, H.
1991
September 28 (continued)
C. mdosos he found coiled and pointing out of a rock crevice behind yellow flowers! I palpated a juvenile rock squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus) from it, swallowed head-first (40 g remnants, hind foot ~45 mm). Both prey items were impressively digested - only hindquarters and full length of the bare spine remaining. We left ~1830h and had an unpleasant meal in Road Forks.
Portal, Cochise Co., Arizona
September 29 Went to check the first two Cratulus mdosos w/ Baerey, Tony, Sarah Schmidt, and Christina Schwartz (former SWRS employee). At 0830h we found the signal of C. mdosos ~#9 ~20m NE of the Sept. 27 site, under a rock on the south side of the road. At 0845h we found C. mdosos ~#10 at exactly the same site and in the same posture as when I saw her two days ago. At 0905h we disturbed C. mdosos ~#3, ~150m W. of "Pole 1" in low scrub and grass; he has an obvious food bulge, not present when Dave Hardy checked him on Sept. 21. At 1015h I returned alone after breakfast to find C. mdosos ~#9 w/ a food bulge section of coil sticking out from under the boulder in full sun, visible from above when I stood. Went for camera and took photo from above at 1025h. Walked around and as I approached from below ~