10. September 1952 8. Journal Aug 12 11 1/2 mi NE Chama, Rio Arriba Co, New Mexico. Very rainy at the time, so I could set none in the pen. Bowman caught a Clethrionomys and a Zapus last night, and Ross Terry Russell a Thomomys. Terry also dug out an Ambystoma from a gopher hole. The soil up here is deep and loamy. I have yet to see a live rabbit, although sign is plentiful. I saw one bat flying this evening. Terry and Ward took a shot at the great horned owl which has been hooting around here (and still is). They missed. It flew over the clearing on the way to the river. A 2nd owl also perched in a tree, followed it. We also saw a big Buteo (species?). Also a Goshawk flew across the clearing from North to South at the North edge. Aug. 13 Picked up the traps this morning. 2 Peromyscus maniculatus and 1 Clethrionomys gapperi. We got another late start. It did not rain last night, for a wonder. I started off to the East, up the big hill which overlooks camp and dominates the campground. The slope facing camp is rocky but covered with a large aspen grove. There is a good deal of space and pin lower down, but up toward the peak, where the slope is steep, aspen seems to take over. The alpine