nov. 19 Tarata nov. 20 Proceed to Rock Camp and counted plants. No change in the vegetation although there were some rain drops splattering on the ground. llamas were grazing in the dry wash (10,000 ft !). Saw 2 lizards or grid area, no other a large scale form dodo, blotchy one. The barberry-leafed thorn bush has a tubular blush flower about an inch long. Tobacco tomatoes still flowering; board Patagonia, 33 species of plants in our best samples. nov. 21 About 20 carnivores droppings from Rock Camp contained mostly fur, including Phylotis and Vizcacha !, also some vertebrates including scorpion, and some seeds. nov. 21 Drove to Yareta camp with Carol, arrived just before sunrise over the cliff. Clear & cold in morning, then clouded up about noon. Walked up to the hummingbird cave about 3 p.m.; waited out front for 10 minutes, then went inside. The two nests still there but no signs of hummers. Took photos of Yareta, no signs of spring. nov. 22 Saura Zavala, owner of the "our" house, who is about 50 yrs old, says that the terraced high up on the mountain have not been used in her time or in her grandparents' time. A frost has killed a lot of the corn between here and Acopina camp, as well as in local spots around town here. Most of it 1 to 2 ft. tall. Some potatoes also frost bitten. nov. 23-26 Tarata. On 26th in alfalfa terrace at edge of town at 5 pm saw flock of about 50 Zorotrochis spenalis. There was a little more singing than when we first came, but not like in Tacna. nov. 27 Tarata. Every day has been sunny in morning and clouding up in afternoon, usually with a clear patch under the clouds in the west so that the sun comes through (under) the clouds from about 5 to sunset (5:45),