mulch, mangroves until runways, many fairly drought in state of no fog in past several days, green spots of grass in a few places and occasionally pine seedlings a few miles tall. Oct.1 (cont.). Pinyon grove traps held 4 Sorella angona, 1 microtus, ad 5 Pers. teneri and 1 Pers. maniculatus. Tagged and released the Pers. t. minor (# 1579 - 1585). 3 of the Sorella were dead, the other was released. Oct.2 Picked up Calbourn traps. All 3 nights warm, clear, no dew. microtus heterus mouse tree mus lower 1 4 2 upper 5 11 2 1 PM lower 2 upper 1 Oct 1 AM lower 4 4 2 upper 7 PM Oct.2 AM lower 2 1 upper 5 8 1 1 20 35 6 1 2 also several (3 or 4) Stenophelmetus Oct.2 AM. many spring-eared on lower line AM on Oct.30, the upper line was dry for the best, especially in the sparse grass portion. The tree's were in the pine grove end traps of the upper line. Saw a boldly patterned gray & white cat approach the rock outcrop on my way; it was greeted by 2 yellow striped, half-grown kittens but then disaffored among the rocks nearby. I went up to the rocks and saw the two kittens in a shallow den, with a freshly