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Hoffmeister
1939
Citellus lateralis
July 6
Brooke Meadow, 4300 ft., 9 mi. ENE Mt. Hood, Hood R. Co., Oregon
Caught an adult female in a rat trap
placed near a burrow leading under the
cabin we are occupying here in the meadow.
The specimen was caught sometime between
6:00 and 7:30 A.M.
Later in the afternoon I saw a young
callo running thru the sparse grass about
20 feet behind the cabin. I chased the
young animal a short distance and caught
it under my hat.
July 7
The dog in the party caught 2 young callos
yesterday about 10 feet from the cabin.
Apparently there was a nest of several
young animals under the house as at least
2 and perhaps 3 young were seen (the 2
caught by the dog being killed by her).
I have not found these forms to be very
abundant in the forest.
July 10
Twins Buttes, 4300 ft., 2 1/2 mi. SW Steamboat Win., Skamania Co., Wash
This evening while driving along a road, I
shot a "callo" sitting on stump about 4 feet above
the ground. The animal was eating when shot,
and when picked up still had the food held
tightly in its mouth. Upon examination, it
proved to be fungus similar to that found
growing on the sides of large old conifers.