unseasonable rains and wet snows occurred dur- 

 ing the early winter of 1941-42. It is thought that this 

 somewhat unusual climatic condition may have 

 effected the habits of the marten during that 

 period. This will be thoroughly checked during 

 the present winter. 



The principal winter foods of the marten were 

 found to be snowshoe rabbits, squirrels, mice and 

 grouse, in the order listed. The use of carrion was 

 also noted. The included tabulation represents 



a sample of the data which was kept on the 

 foods and feeding habits of the marten during 

 the first season's work. These observations were 

 made in the Red Meadow area. Records of each 

 of the three crews show that red squirrels and 

 snowshoe rabbits were plentiful and generally 

 well distributed over the entire study area. In 

 some localities grouse were plentiful, but they 

 were not found to be so well distributed as the 

 other species: (Please turn to page 93). 



