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of country but didnt stop to hunt much.
Caught 14 mammals today, of 5 species.
A fairly good days work. No sign of mollis yet.

The top of one of the highest sandhills near here is scooped out like a volcano crater by the wind. The hollow is bowl shaped, about 40 feet deep & 80 feet wide. The wind was blowing hard today & the sand was drifting up from the bottom of the hole & over the side. It is loose sand. These holes are common on the hills where the wind gets a start below the grass roots. They are on the top of the highest hills.
Cool & cloudy, A stiff wind all day & sand flying.

April 20 Sunday. Cloudy & windy; some rain.

" [[Ditto for: April]] 21 The rain had upset some of my traps but I got some Arvicolas & Gophers.
Made up skins & reset traps
Seemed to be a little move among birds 
Grass Finches & Savannah Sparrows appear for the first.
Windy & cool. Rained hard in evening.

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