S.O. Landry 1952 Journal 22 Aug 20 3 mi SW, Tres Piedras, 9,000 ft, Rio Arribato, New Mexico the road, I saw another large flock of opossums. Took a shot but missed. They were in the grass apparently feeding, and flew up as I approached. I saw another house mouse at this point in more grass and sage. As I did not have much to do I finished early so I went out on the ridge near camp and shot a junco. 2 were feeding on the ground and flew into a small pine at my approach. I took a shot at a chipmunk in a tangle I cut down pine breeter but missed. Set out 50 museum specials in the scrub oak on the east side of this ridge. This is out from underneath the pine cover and since it is raining like hell, some of the traps may be set off. Aug 21. Picked up the traps, 6 Peromyscus maniculatus and 1 Peromyscus (truei? - nasutus?) somewhat damaged by ants. There is a very large ant up here which can really clew up a mouse if given time. Ward had already gotten up to go chasing poor wills so we all got an early start this morning. I started out south over the brow of this ridge to see if I could head off the valley I was in yesterday and hit the spring by a shorter route. I heard 1 chickadee in the pines and collected 1 Brown Headed Nuthatch from a pine about 30 feet up. I passed through a pretty extensive open grow but this was very quiet. No birds at this time. As I was sitting quietly in a little