Field notes, v1381
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J. M. Johnston 1948 Douglas Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus 29 Aug. Two males. On the 27th at dusk I shot one male. Today about noon I was out hunting them again, the day was overcast & quite dark in the woods, I had to walk about twice as far to scare up as many as I normally would in half the distance on bright days. Shot two, both of these females. There was one that I shot but it managed to get to one of the many entrances before dying that they have to their den under their tree. In the pile of cone scales and also in the humus within a 6 ft radius around the tree there were 18 holes. Four of these were about 4 inches m diameter near or next to protruding roots, and lead down to the center under the tree. I could insert my arm as far as it would go (almost to floor to the hole elder) without feeling an end. The other smaller holes