Field notes, v1313
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Sullivan 1949 Cutamias amoenus -1- Sept.6 Red Mtn. 14 mi S Hayfork 5300 ft. Trinity Co. Calif. There seem to be a lot of these small chipmunks in this locality. They are much more confiding, forage in the open more, and scold persistently from exposed positions in direct opposition to E. amoenae and townsendi. Their habitat seems to me intermediate between that of amoenae and townsendi. They forage in the trees growing from Coarthus tangles and on the open forest floor, running around freely on cogs and coarse ground litter. They flick their tails quite constantly while foraging and run for the nearest stump or log butt to examine the situation when disturbed. Their calls are intermediate in pitch, giving both a warning "chee-chee-chee" very rapidly and a lower, steady 2 or 3 per second "chit-chit-chit-chit", each note being accompanied by a flick of the tail. Brown tipped guard hairs on the tail with a strongly bicolour ear and whitish face are good field marks. Sept 10 same locality - After several days watching chipmunks it is apparent that these animals are rather restricted in their range here, and perhaps at about the lowest elevation