225 Over 1932 Waltham Creek, 4 1/2 mi. se Priest Valley, 1850 ft. Fresno Co., Calif. Dec. 25, 1932 the bushes and about 5 sec. later I heard one of the traps spring. An examination showed the Dipodomys to be caught by the left hind foot. I placed it in a sack and brought it back to camps. It was heard to give a grating noise as I carried it. This seemed to be made by its incisors. When placed in a bucket it ate rolled oats willingly and stored some in its pouches. A cottontail was seen at 6:30 p.m. by flashlight as it went up over a low open part of a hill towards a sparse growth of chanise and Eriogonum. Dec. 26, 1932 Traps contained the following animals this a.m.: 1 Dipodomys, 3 Perognathus californicus, 1 Peromyscus maniculatus and 9 Peromyscus truei. No brush rabbits seen this morning. Located an area on top of the ridge east of camp where there seems to be a colony of Dipodomys heermanni as indicated by holes, trails, and occasional droppings. No birds in addition to those noted yesterday seen with exception of a Red-tailed Hawk. Coyotes signs in form of tracks in dust and dropping seen and one heard call- ing in distance this evening. Went up to the Dipodomys infested area this evening with Boyers. He placed out 50 traps along an area