Dec. 6 clear, windy, cool. Went to the Parque celebration in the morning, met Erizo. Ernesto Gershwin was there. In afternoon drove with Arto, Hilda Bendoll and dog Sauro to the Alicia Reservoir, which has been filling for a week or more. On the flat upstream from the dam the lake is already a mile or so across with occasional dumbbary poplars or willows sticking out of the water. Spent about two hours looking for animals along the edge of the water (which advanced noticeably as we watched it). The habitat more river, with weeds, the big species bush, duqueillos, arina negra, other thorn bushes. Caught one peli arrachillo that was ambuling down a path, and saw lots of lizards, but no mice, marsupials, armores, lizards, frogs, or snakes. Many swallows flying, some gulls, only a couple of chimangoes. Was surprised and disappointed at the absence of mice. Thought we would see stranded marfs, wandering displaced individuals, etc. Home 8:30 p.m. Nov. 8 Day clear, breezy, cool. Drove to Refugio Meneguer at 10:30. On the trail from the Refugio to Murodor, found a handful of very small owl pellets, probably pygmy owls. 5 more-or-complete pellets contained: (1) long bones of mouse; (2) 1 Ambecomp; (3) 1 Aebicomps; (4) long bones of mouse; (5) Abdon longphlio. The