julico. Carol probably saw nesting Orestreulus at 13 km N/E Tarata Soft.12. Soft. 16 Walked up hill east of town, above irrigation the brush is fairly thick, almost as "lush" as at the aseguia camp at 11,500 ft'. Very dry and in the absence of aequina, hardly any birds. Caught a "pot" striped Liothemis and saw several others. minim temp under shelter in our patio was >80; light frost on green alfalfa leaves in fields. Soft. 17 Left 9 a.m. for desert camp on Tavera road. Had effected to camp amidst the big hydras cacti but when we got there we were discouraged by scarcity of other vegetation, so moved back up the hill to where the yellow flowered erisus is dominant (although a few hydracostine are visible on the slope to the west and above) us. Laid out a trafficking grid but was caught by dorburns before I could get more than about half the traps out. Saw a large digard, parakeets, 2 or more spp. lhumens (including letoyara), doves, a yellow - folled finch, and a small furvaridus may have been barn out. Soft. 18 Night clear, calm, minim 460. Grid has 15 meter spacing. Ear-tags and released Lh. derumin as planned at 7 am: A0 ? #401+402 young not far A3 ? 403 adult " " " A6 ? 404 " A9 ? 405 " " " C3 ? NT.ser noted PM adult EO ? lefton " " " B0 ? 406 half-grown C5 ? 407 old D4 ? 408+409 ad. F5 ? 410 ad. E2 ? RP5cat half-grown Three of them were discovered in the traps in PM (in good shape);