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fence posts, small bushes, old houses, and counted 8 in the shade of a small R.R. bridge. They seemed to hate to leave the shade and would crouch down & let us pass close by without running. I killed one for a skin. 
Spermophilus beecheyi is common all along near grain fields, not many holes seen far from fields. Part of the plain are covered with mounds 2 to 4 feet high and 10 to 20 feet across, evidently the old burrows of this species, Their fresh holes are forming the same kind of mounds, large piles of earth are thrown out of the same hole and finally become quite a hillock. 
Their holes are as large as Prairie Dog holes and more dirt is thrown out. Burrowing Owls are common at the old holes. 
The country is bare & dry. Some grain is raised on the dry plain without irrigation.
A hot day, the ground seemed like a stove top & a hot wind blew in our faces.

[[underlined]] July 21 [[/underlined]] Dr. Fisher got a Perognathus and I got one and a small, bright Thomomys.
Made up the few skins and started at 7 oclock.
Traveled over level country all day, mostly smoothe and covered with little dry plants.
In places all covered with mounds from Spermophile works. They are abundant over plains far from fields or any shelter.

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Reviewed. -@siobhanleachman changed an "or" to "of" -@meg_shuler