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[[underline]] Archibuteo s. ferrugineous [[/underline]] - Rough legged hawks were about as common as the eagles & were usually seen in the prairie dog towns.  One [[symbol indicating female]] shot [[strikethrough]] lat [[/strikethrough]] at 6P.M. had both stomach & crop stuffed with [[underline]] Cynomys leuceurus [[/underline]] & [[underline]] Lepus baileyi [[/underline]] in about equal quantities.  I saw a bunch of sage hens fly up as one of the hawks passed over them, but the hawk paid no attention to them.

[[underline]] Centrocercus urophasianus [[/underline]] - Sage grouse are numerous all the way in flocks of 5 to 20.  They walk about on top of the snow and can be seen nearly a mile away, look almost as big as coyotes.  They are very tame & twice let me photograph them at 40 feet distant.  A boy got out of the sleigh & threw stones into the midst of one bunch.  [[strikethrough]] but [[/strikethrough]] As the stones