No. 245, P. truei, adult. This female ran into a large, hollow juniper log 20 feet northwest of station D4d. No nest was seen, but chewed juniper seeds were noted in and around the log ([Fig. 15]).
No. 251, P. truei, juvenile. This female ran into a dead juniper log beside station P4b. Chewed cones of pinyon pine and chewed juniper seeds were on the ground. A small nest of shredded juniper bark, and a few leaves of serviceberry, were found inside the log. Chewed pinyon nuts and juniper seeds also were present in the nest.
Fig. 16: (above) Photograph of juniper log at station G3d, which contained the nest of P. truei # 241.
Fig. 17: (below) Photograph of dissected juniper log at station G3d, showing the nest of P. truei # 241, at end of mattock handle. The nest of shredded juniper bark contained chewed seeds of juniper trees.
No. 267, P. truei, juvenile. This male ran into a fallen juniper log 40 feet southwest of station P7a and then disappeared into a hole leading under an adjacent rock. Dissection of the log revealed many chewed juniper seeds inside and beneath the log, but no nest. I did not overturn the large rock or excavate under it.
No. 268, P. truei, adult. This pregnant and lactating female ran into a hollow branch of a partly-dead juniper tree 10 feet south of station O7d. The limb and base of the tree were hollow, and there were large numbers of chewed juniper seeds nearby. Because of time limitations, the branch was not dissected.