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May 29. A cold night. I slept cold & didn't get up till breakfast was most ready.
Went to my traps, didn't catch much but found some Spermophiles & shot 6, 4 of them were young, just out of the nest for the first time (?) & I "anxed" them one after another as the came out of the hole, all in about 8 minutes. Shot some more adults that got into their holes & I lost them.
They seem quite plenty on a meadow between two channels of the creek. Probably the Badgers haven't found them there yet. Saw a Sparrow Hawk carry off a young Spermophile in its claws, the young one squealing & its mother sitting up watching & chippering.
I was sorry for her & killed her but she kicked down a hole.
Skinned things & then hunted some more & dug fossils along the valley bank across the creek. Found a little snake, the first I have seen here. They are said to be scarce & no rattle snakes here.
Mosquitos are getting bad.
Green meat flies are exceedingly thick, probably owing to so many dead cattle around.
The people say they were never so numerous before. There is'nt room for them to sit on the sunny sides of fenses & buildings.
Got some mail & change my plans. Will try the mountains. 

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fixed a few typos -@meg_shuler