Opr 1932 Waltham Creek, 4 1/2 mi. se Priest Valley, 1850 ft., Fresno Co. Calif. Dec. 24, 1932 Between Sulare and Coalinga there is a broad flat portion of the San Joaquin Valley that seems to be uncultivated. Several bands of sheep seen along way. In places there are extensive areas covered with a species of Atriplex that would seem to offer ideal food and surroundings to Dipodomys and Perognathus. The hills are very barren near Oilfield and Coalinga. Here we turned n.w. on the road to Kings City and arrived at dusk in brushy country where there was a scattering of Pinus sabinitana. Stopped with a rancher and trapper named Tom B. Green who told us that there were lots of fresh rabbits in this country. One of the opinion that he exaggerated to induce us to keep him company for several days. Heard a Horned Owl this evening. Night quite cold. Dec. 25, 1932 Temperature 27° F. in our rooms this a.m.. Our present locality according to the U.S. Geol. Surv. Map shows us to be 4 1/2 se of Priest Valley. Waltham Creek upon which our cabin is situated is dry now and appears to seldom have any water in it. Spent between sunrise and 11:30 a.m. investigating the surrounding