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Cutamias townsendi -2-
Sept 6 Red Mtn., 14 mi. S Hayfork, 5300 ft., Trinity Co., Calif.
together, that is, in the same locality
but apparently in different habitats.
However, in this locality a third species
E. sonomae, quite a bit smaller,
occupies a habitat intermediate between
townsendi and sonomae. E townsendi
is not a conspicuous animal, and gives
a single "put" note at 2 or 3 second
intervals which neither of the other 2
seem to do. As soon as this animal is
aware that some one is approaching it
shuts up and is thus rarely seen -
see accounts of other Eutamias species for
comparison.
Sept 10 same locality - This species proves to be the
only chipmunk present in the mature stands
of White Fir-Jeffrey Pine-Incense Cedar forests
in which a brushy understory is absent.
There it is an animal of fallen logs and
upturned roots, and is often seen chasing
one another up and down the trunks of
the largest forest trees, ascending to
considerable heights. It completely plays
out when the forest element is left behind
as one works onto the high ridges of South
Dobabella Mtn.