Set 45 Sherman in the desert proximal part of the study area where I saw numerous tracks this morn. also 8 in the dunes near camps. Evening clear + calm, jacklighting saw nothing. Oct 2 Troops in desert caught 3 Colony's, including 1559 50 ft south of middle of the plant transect. This is about 150m from his his first colony in Cueva Sandy, # 1564 was 20 ft. S of edge of Cueva Chea, and 1565 was 40 ft E of SE corner of area. Two censuses for mice. AM of Oct. 31 counting fresh sign plus reasonable cluster of older droppings = 37. AM of 1 Nov.: AM of 1 nov., clear + calm: 44 fresh, 25 of these repeats (A). AM of 2 nov. ' . . . : 44 fresh, 29 of them repeats from yesterday and 4 repeats from 31 Oct. and 11 Nov. See Oct. 3 for summary most of day plant censusing etc. Set 43 traps (Sherman) in desert on our side of road and 8 in dunes-swamp, night calmish + clear Oct. 3 nothing in traps in desert but in the 8 in dunes-contester swamps were 1 Oryzomys(escaped), 1 big long-tailed Colony's, and 2 shaker agates. The 8 not traps in the cuervas with the rusty tin cans (not checked yesterday) had 1 fresh Oryzomys. 3 workers set about 7 a.m. caught 2 & S in 15 minutes and the 2nd spring. One of these was 5 yards from the & q that were 4 yards apart. Traps set for 2 days in their & q burrow were not found, and another for 2 days in the burrow of a rotating & caught nothing. Morning overcast.