20 P. PEARSON 1948 Sept 1 Yesterday and this morning there has been a decided prev-dawn or crock of dawn but flight around the house. One more rufus in the traps no bigger than the others. Spent day shining her and fox, as well as finishing yesterday's skulls + skeletons. Took jeep up to radio station about 6 miles east. Located on top of steep southern slope. Country between here and there mostly grassland, between grassland but some coctus (dunton), oak, mangos etc. Very dry. No signs of mammals but must drop some of the grey hills to see if Peromyscus can cope with them. The hilltops are hot, even when it is cool (but sunny) down here. Patler found the same thing this morning. Four businessmen - goaters stopped his for water this morning. They have been stopping at various north-shore caves and mention not valleys with pools of water deep enough for swimming, and with ferns as high as your head (they may have seen all this in earlier years). They admit that things look dry now. They are particularly enthusiastic about Painted Cave - a long sea tunnel running back into the island 250 yards, containing seals and maybe bats. They weren't quite sure of the latter. From the radio station - the south of the steep hills at the eastern end of the island is quite reddish and looks more barren than here. To the west