LIDICKEN 1974 Dec. 16 cont. searched carefully throughout this sector for any sign of microrus and found some. We parked the car in the farmyard, I went out to collect Stenma's traps from the mud buildings and strike your camps. There was no definite microrus sign but it seemed the most likely place. Then I set 20 traps in the denser scrub -- 10 going up the hill behind the mud & 10 cam on the flat or top. It was almost completely dark by the time I finished hand together (5) collecting while finishing the trophies. We were invited to have cafe with the researchers over this so we spent about an hour chatting with them. We showed them pictures of microrus and they indicated they were present. However, they were pretty vague about it but said our yard did not seem to have the small expectation was not there. mounds too well. AFTER dinner, processed more animals. About 1100, I checked my 20 "microrus traps" caught only 2 Reithrodontomys megalotis on which I released. We did not get to bed until about 0100. Dec. 17 Got up @ 0645. Checked "microrus-traps" & left them out. Got only 1 Reithro. in the one trap & I had caught & released one last night. Piled up traps in descent. On slope had 6 D. merriami. On top: 5 D. merriami, 1 D. azilis & 2 Peromyscus maniculatus. Saw pack pollut on top. All 5 of us caught a total of 47 animals, but no microrus. It seems look like.